2 Mar
2007
2 Mar
'07
6:33 a.m.
--- Gordon JC Pearce <gordon at gjcp.net> wrote:
jim wrote:
do
you mean 9 tracks?
No - 8-Track cartridges ;-)
Were they ever used for data recording?
As far as I know, eight tracks weren't used for data,
although you could hook an 8 track recorder up to your
TRS-80 Color Computer if you wanted to, I assume.
But, yes, I was referring to repairing eight track
tape cartridges with that comment. I had tried
repairing a tape with double sided adhesive tape and
tinfoil. It changed tracks, and then promptly got
stuck as the (too stiff) foil splice hit the pinch
roller/capstan...
-Ian
> trying to repair eight track tapes (BTW,
tinfoil
and
> double sided tape _doesn't_ work on eight
tracks).