My new toy: HP85

From: ss_at_allegro.com <(ss_at_allegro.com)>
Date: Wed Jun 9 17:27:58 1999

Re:

> > value ihto the tape drive yet! The capstan rubber on those drives
> > generally has turned to goo by now, which will come off and coat the
> > tape you insert, ruining the tape! Joe Rigdon and Stan Perkins
>
> Well, it'll coat the 'drive puck' in the tape cartridge, not the tape itself.

Been there, done that :(

Luckily, it was on a test tape, not the tape with data on it ("Keep on Drivin"
game for 264x terminal)
Received on Wed Jun 09 1999 - 17:27:58 BST

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