22 Jun
2005
22 Jun
'05
4:14 p.m.
At 11:43 PM 6/22/05 +0100, you wrote:
I still have a bottle of it but what good would it do to know the binary
pattern? You couldn't program a new tape with it.
Joe
> Ok, use a magnetic fingerprinting powder on it ;)
Actually, I've heard
(and
seen) there IS
a liquid solution that will let you visibly see the dots on
mag tape.
There is. It generally goes under the name of 'Magnasee' and is a
colloidal suspension of iron oxide in some suitable volatile liquid. I
have no idea where you get it nowadays, though.