At 17:40 03-09-2000 +0100, you wrote: Hmm? Standard open-reel 9-track tape from the sound of it. The '6250' is a dead giveaway. That's a standard density in 9-track land. Most definitely not. Totally different format and bit densities. You will need a 9-track drive and appropriate controller to do so. If you can't locate such, and you're really curious as to what's on it, I'm one of (likely) several people on the list that could read it for you (if you don't mind mailing to the States). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77 (Extra class as of June-2K) "Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."

A 9-track tape. They came in various outside diameters up to 10.5 inches. The maximum tape length was nominally 2400 feet, but you could get thin tape at 3600 feet. Thin tape was much more prone to getting stretched, snapped, or otherwise chewed up. No. If there are important bits on the tape, I'd be willing to read them for you, but you'd have to ship it to the USA (and pay for return shipping if you want the physical media back).