On 7/10/2006 at 1:17 PM Al Kossow wrote:
 After several years of frustration, here is the initial
design document
for
a magnetic tape reader with the explicit goal of being a completely open
design.
http://bitsavers.org/tools/USBTapeInterface2006.txt 
Interesting, Al!   Will your design work without a head change for 7 track
tape?  If not, how have you decided to handle 7 track tape?
Cheers,
Chuck