29 Sep
2003
29 Sep
'03
6:43 p.m.
The small rack-mount tape drive from DEC is the TS03.
By joke, the "TS" was for "Tape Stretcher" as the TS03
did not have a sort of vacuum column, but just a roller
with a spring to keep the tape tensioned.
- Henk.
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Smith [mailto:eric@brouhaha.com]
Sent: dinsdag 30 september 2003 8:20
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: 9 track reel tapes
"Nico de Jong" <nico(a)farumdata.dk>
I've never had problems with BASF tapes, so
that would be
ok. 800 to 6250
means in fact that they can be used on all 9
track drives.
However, I dont think you can sell 7" tapes. The capacity
is too limited,
There exist some small rack-mount 9-track drives that will
not work with full-size reels. I'm not talking about front
(slot) load units, but rather units that had two small reels
side by side. DEC made one, but it wasn't very popular.
I don't recall the model number.
And no, I'm not talking about DECtape, which used even smaller
reels of 3/4 inch tape.
Anyhow, 7-inch reels are useful to people with those drives.