29 Sep
2003
29 Sep
'03
9:55 a.m.
chris wrote:
They probably just failed to put the necessary "rare", "1337",
and "historically significant" in the description. ;)
Tapes are a hard sell, because the cost to ship them is often more
than you can buy brand new ones for. You need to find someone who
doesn't know they are still being made, but has a tape drive without
many tapes.
If I were you,I
would specificy the reel diameter and the certified
density. The tape I'm looking at at this instant, says on the label "3M
Scotch 777 6250 bpi", so in this case I would say "7 inch reel, 6250 bpi"
I just pulled one out, and I rather assume all are the same.
This one says Endura 800 BPI to 6250 CPI BASF
It has an inner diameter of about 3.5" and an outer of about 7"
A quick look on ebay last night turned up some disappointing results. It
seems a bunch of 9 track reel tapes failed to sell in the last 30 days.
Maybe I'll try them on the Vintage list instead.