Help reading a 9 track tape
Chuck Guzis
cclist at sydex.com
Thu Aug 5 11:21:25 CDT 2021
On 8/5/21 8:23 AM, Jay Jaeger via cctech wrote:
>
> Also, before starting (after baking and cool-down) I unspool maybe 25
> feet of tape onto a clean surface to make sure it isn't sticking. If it
> does, I let it sit for a few hours, and then bake it again. Have not
> had to bake for additional time very often, and in those cases, it ended
> up not helping as much as one might like.
...and think twice before you attempt recovering data from 80's Wabash
tape (or floppies). Pure agony.
--Chuck
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