20 Sep
2011
20 Sep
'11
2 a.m.
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 01:22:43AM -0400, Barton F Bruce wrote:
Does anybody actually *have* a functional 7 track drive?
The folks restoring at least one IBM 1401 probably have several.
A few (dozen) years ago, I was treated to a interesting demonstration where a coworker poured an oily fluid containing tiny metallic flakes on a patch of tape. The "bits" on the tape could be clearly seen by the naked eye, and could be decoded (ever so slowly!) using a magnifying glass. -- Henry Yen Aegis Information Systems, Inc. Senior Systems Programmer Hicksville, New York