HD Floppies in DD Drives

From: PG Manney <manney_at_nwohio.com>
Date: Sat Nov 15 12:29:07 1997

>William Donzelli wrote:
>
>> says that they will last at least ten years. The best solution (other
than
>> mylar punched tape) is probably the older WORM drives (not MOs!), as they
>
>Purely out of morbid curiosity, has anybody ever considered making Tyvek
>tape? The stuff is damned near impossible to tear and difficult even to
>stretch enough to lose data.

I don't think that indestructibility of the tape is the issue...the coating
is the problem -- sliding across the head. What are you gonna bond to Tyvek?
(still, DuPont managed to bond Teflon).
Received on Sat Nov 15 1997 - 12:29:07 GMT