Past Computer Manufacturers (fwd from mailbase) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

12 Feb 1998

At 08:16 12/02/98 -0600, you wrote:

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   EXATRON
Stringy floppy (used tiny carts with 1/8" wide tape)           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I remember those.  They were about the only mass storage you could 
get for the ZX-81 IIRC.  Didn't know they were continuous loop. 
SINCLAIR made endless tape "MICRODRIVE" for the ZX Spectrum
...
   There are at
least two that used modified 8track drives.  Forgot their 
 names.  I tried 8tr for data, it was ok but the wait even for a 3minutes 
 loop was painful. 
They wouldn't seem practical for on-line storage; I was thinking more 
for archival applications.  Of course, the $600+ pricetags for the 
FDD's available at the time were painful in of themselves. 
TRUE
was a small upgrade comparing to the tape speed.

Riccardo

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