18 May
2015
18 May
'15
6:31 a.m.
On 05/18/2015 03:48 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
Right, the connector labels show 14 tracks, so while they
use standard 1/2" computer tape, they seem to be analog data
recorders. They also appear to have no system to start and
stop quickly, as needed for computer drives. I've seen
analog recording drives that looked a lot like these before.
Jon
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Pihlgren
What system would the the Ampex Series 800B have been used with?
They don't
look like computer tape drives. They have notes on the side that
talk about tracks 8-14 which is odd if they were computer drives as that's
normally 9-track tape. Possibly some kind of audio recorder?