Past Computer Manufacturers (fwd from mailbase)

From: Jeff Kaneko <Jeff.Kaneko_at_ifrsys.com>
Date: Thu Feb 12 08:16:02 1998

> <8-Track was such a corporate 'Soap Opera'. I'm a little bit
> <surprised that endless loop recording wasn't used much for computer
> <data back then.
>
> You missed something then.
>
> EXATRON Stringy floppy (used tiny carts with 1/8" wide tape)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I remember those. They were about the only mass storage you could
get for the ZX-81 IIRC. Didn't know they were continuous loop.

> There are at least two that used modified 8track drives. Forgot their
> names. I tried 8tr for data, it was ok but the wait even for a 3minutes
> loop was painful.

They wouldn't seem practical for on-line storage; I was thinking more
for archival applications. Of course, the $600+ pricetags for the
FDD's available at the time were painful in of themselves.

Jeff

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> Allison
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Received on Thu Feb 12 1998 - 08:16:02 GMT