WTD: 9 track open reel for PDP-11

Fred Cisin cisin at xenosoft.com
Fri Dec 28 16:57:08 CST 2018


On Fri, 28 Dec 2018, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> I can remember hopping the "noon balloon" out of San Jose with a large
> Samsonite briefcase full of tapes (you could carry 6 reels in it; I
> still have the case.   It was often the best and least expensive way to
> get a mass of sensitive data cross-country.

But, not quite as much bandwidth as a station wagon full of tapes hurtling 
down the highway.


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