26 Jan
2022
26 Jan
'22
1:59 p.m.
On Jan 26, 2022, at 1:28 PM, Tom Gardner via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
...The UNISERVO I, of Univac I, tape drives had a separate spool of clear
very thin film that was clock motor wound across the head when tape was
moving, since the phosphor bronze plated tape was very abrasive. That
existed long before LINCtape/DECtape."
Note that LINCtape is DECtape :-)
Media-wise, yes. The format is very different indeed.
paul