--- "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> wrote:
> OTOH, the
first two pieces of my classic computer collection are IBM,
> a hand-held card punch (still in almost prefect condition), and a
> wierd magtape...
about the size of a DECtape, but it's enclosed in a small
clear boxish
enclosure, with tape coming out of one end.
Sounds like an IBM Data Cell. I forget the model number, but the
nickname was the "Noodle Picker" (or "Noodle Stuffer" when it would
jam).
I have one "noodle", but no box. A buddy of mine here in town got a
handful of them 20 years ago. He laments not grabbing any boxes.
-ethan
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