24 Dec
1997
24 Dec
'97
8:02 a.m.
<> I recall a warning about the datadrives or the Adam in general: don
<> turn on the Adam with a datatape in the drive, the drive will send ou
<> pulse that may damage data stored on the part of the tape next to th
<> write head (some said up to a few feet away, I don't know about
<> that...:/ )
<
<I remember my heathkit (H-89) had a similar warning about starting up w
<a disk in the drive.
This is generally true for most everything but 3.5" floppy disks,
TU58 dectape and harddisks(there are exceptions).
Allison