9-Track Tape Density Terminaology Query

From: Douglas H. Quebbeman <dquebbeman_at_acm.org>
Date: Tue May 7 06:15:13 2002

Bob Shannon wrote:

> Nothin' says Vintage Computer better than a mini with the switch
> register blinking and 10 inch reels of tape jumping back and forth.
>
> Not even an Altair or Imsai can touch that. (for those of
> you who lack room for CPU's that don't fit on a chip)

If I could stand and watch a 10-reel merge-sort again,
I would just cry.

> Now cold-booting from 9-track mag tape, thats pure Vintage Computing
> (without the nasty cuts of paper tape)!

Now, that one, I did just the other day!

-dq
Received on Tue May 07 2002 - 06:15:13 BST