woodelf wrote:
  But back to magnetic tape, don't think you can
re-create that with out
 alot of machinery.
 The big problem is often the chemical process on the plasic or
 binder/magnetic stuff
 is trade secrets. 
Surely you could use cheap commodity tape, like VHS video tape?
Obviously this woul only work for machines that use up to 1/2" tape.
Gordon.