17 Aug
1999
17 Aug
'99
4:27 p.m.
Whoa! Original IBM 5100 tapes! I'll gladly donate some new 3M tapes if you'll
make copies of your stuff for me and my 5100.
Yes. I have four original IBM 5100 data tapes (1 diagnostic and 3 BASIC Aided
Instruction) all of which have broken belts. Age has taken its toll. I do have numerous
other tapes, although only a few blank IBM's. The problem doesn't appear to
affect the Scotch tapes, which is what I have most of.
Thanks.
The problem doesn't appear to affect the Scotch
tapes, which is what I have most of.
Funny, I found that in the DC-1000 tapes, the HPs were the worst. The DEC tapes almost
never fail.
Joe
At 07:06 PM 8/17/99 -0700, you wrote:
> Christian Fandt <cfandt(a)netsync.net> 08/17
5:42 PM >>>
Do I assume correctly you have an only copy of a very important
OS tape or
something just as critical you're unfortunately trying to repair?