8 May
2002
8 May
'02
8:28 a.m.
They are 9-track tape write-enable rings. They fit into a groove
around the hub-hole of 9-track tapes. At one time, these used to
be all over the place. Since the demise of 9-track tapes as a
common media, they seem to have become scarce. Shurely someone
needs some? (I could use a few, but not a whole lot...:)
-al-
-acorda(a)1bigred.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris [mailto:mythtech@mac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 4:15 PM
To: Classic Computer
Subject: Tae Rings?
Does anyone know what these are for?
<http://www.mythtech.net/rings.jpg>
Excuse the 2d scan, my digital camera is at home, so I just
tossed them
on my flatbed scanner for the pic.
I think they are rings for the tapes used on my old Zebra
system (IIRC,
it had some reel like tape canisters that fit in the top of
it, but this
is going WAY back).
I found them in a drawer of a desk that was in the room that
housed my
Zebra.
I don't want them, and am planning to pitch them, but before I did, I
figured I would see if anyone knew what they were for, and if anyone
wanted them.
I have about 2 dozen of the yellow ones, and 5 or 6 of the
orange ones
(although not all orange, some are white/clear).
Anyone that wants them, they are yours for postage.
-chris
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