Specifications Sought for 7-Track Tape Heads

From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Fri Apr 19 16:18:22 2002

John Foust wrote:

> Or for that matter, the seven "heads" could be displaced
> along the path of the tape, and the software would handle
> the realignment of the time domain. Or you could read
> less than 7 tracks at a time, and reassemble in software.
>
> - John
Nope --- I would guess a 7 track head is needed, as you only get one
time to read the tape.
 

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