17 Nov
2003
17 Nov
'03
5:01 p.m.
Tom Uban wrote:
While I don't usually search eBay for this sort of
item, a friend
mentioned
something to me which prompted me to search for something magtape
related and
I ended up bidding on this item and winning it (eBay will be my death):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2762437052&ssPag…
Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what vintage it is and what
equipment it was used in? Pictures or URLs would be a bonus...
--tnx
--tom
Tom, back in about that era IBM produced a thing called the MTST
(Magnetic Tape ???? Typewriter). It has been eons since I laid hands on
one or even seen one so my memory is pretty fuzzy, but I'd not be
surprised if that was not the use of that tape.
- don