HP 9144 tapes

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Fri Nov 5 22:33:48 1999

jeff.kaneko_at_juno.com wrote:
> Humbug. They don't say 'compatible' anything. Damn.
> I guess these are stock DC615 stapes, then.

Here's how to guess; it depends on the tape having been properly
rewound before ejection. But as you might have guessed, it's hard to
get the HP drives to let go of a tape 'til they're darn good and
ready and that means rewound.

Hold the tape so you're looking at the clear plastic side with the
capstan roller at the top. Which reel has (almost) all of the tape on
it? Left -> HP tape, right -> non-HP.

-Frank McConnell
Received on Fri Nov 05 1999 - 22:33:48 GMT