> From: "Douglas H. Quebbeman" <dquebbeman_at_acm.org>
> To: "ClassicCmp List" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Seeking Interest in Group Purchase, Avery Magtape Labels
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 14:28:34 -0400
>
> Hey-
>
> Avery still lists labels for 9-track tapes, assuming that's
> what these are:
>
> Tape Reel High Speed Computer Labels
> 3-7/8" x 1-13/16", White, Dot Matrix,
> Removable, 5000 labels per box
> 04052 5000 Labels per Box $139.15
>
> If there are just ten people on the list who'd have use
> for 500 labels, it's close to fifteen bucks per person.
>
> OTOH, is anyone sitting on a stash of them? I found a
> sheet with precisely three labels, and I've quite a
> few more tapes than that...
Check to see if the adhesive still sticks to anything. My long-term
experience with tape-reel labels is that the "permanent' adhesive
lets go after 10 years or so, leaving me with a rack of unlabeled
tapes and a bunch of labels on the floor.
carl
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carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
clowenstein_at_ucsd.edu
Received on Wed Apr 17 2002 - 14:51:19 BST