Good luck finding a drive capable of reading 2400'
7 track tapes.
It took me several years to find just a 7 track head stack, and it
cost me $500.
I have a Pertec 7-track drive, and am still looking for a formatter to convert the 3
edgeconnectors (3 x (2 x 18)) to "modern" 2 x (2x25))
Nico