5 Apr
2019
5 Apr
'19
6:13 p.m.
On 4/5/19 5:45 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Univac had an interesting setup for Uniservo tape
drives--I see a lot of
reels with a short (maybe 6") "leader" with a hole spliced onto tapes.
I'm not sure how that worked
I had to re-thread the UNISERVO that is on display at CHM. I have to try
to find my pictures that I took.
http://bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/magtape/PX899_Mechanical_Parts_of_UNISERVO_…
show it.
There is are two hooks that are attached to the reels and it is attached essentially to
nylon fishing line.