29 Aug
2003
29 Aug
'03
1:23 a.m.
out of all the years I owned Computer Exchange Inc. I had only one 7970 hp
tape drive that would read 7 track... even the ones that only read 7
track must have been scarce too, or I just never attracted them!
Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Kossow" <aek(a)spies.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: kennedy 9300 tape drive
Just like to have a confirmation that it can read 7
and 9 track tapes
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7 and 9 track 1/2" tapes have different track spacing, and require
different head stacks for each format.
the only drive I have ever heard of that was capable of reading both
were specially configured HP 7970's
Good luck finding a drive capable of reading 2400' 7 track tapes.
It took me several years to find just a 7 track head stack, and it
cost me $500.