HP 85 & a bit more.

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Wed Mar 17 16:53:53 1999

I wrote
> For the uninitiated, DECtapes are six-inch reels of 3/4 inch (?) tape.

James Willing wrote:
> Ummm... almost... four inch reels of 1 inch tape...

Peter Turnbull wrote:
> I can play this game too :-) Nope, DECtape is 3/4" tape, and if I were
> really nitpicky I'd say they were a little under 4" diameter.

At least I got part of it right. :-) My point was really just that it
wasn't mechanically compatible with any other kind of tape, unless you
count LINCtape, which is just the same thing run in the opposite direction.

Eric
Received on Wed Mar 17 1999 - 16:53:53 GMT