10 Nov
2008
10 Nov
'08
9:33 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
2008/11/10 Antonio Carlini <arcarlini at
iee.org>:
My guess, the program was written in FORTRAN just for that
drive.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/10/2415393.htm
An IBM729 Mark 5 tape drive grabbed the data for NASA.
Golly, why use an IBM pinch-roller drive (I remember the 729-IV on
S/360 gear) when a CDC vacuum-capstan drive would be far gentler on
the tape? A modern streamer might be gentler still.
Just curious about the selection of the drive.
Cheers,
Chuck