Making holes in magnetic tape

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun Jun 22 12:44:06 2003

> I would try making a hole with a heated pin or something like that. Or
> you might try punching a hole with a piece of small diameter hollow tubing
> after sharpening the end of the tubing. Alternatively you might try
> blacking out the clear spot with a magic marker or something like that.

That trick often works for reading damaged tapes (I recovered some 82176s
(for the 82161) that way), but the magic marker doesn't last. I think I
got about 10 passes before I had to go over it again.

-tony
Received on Sun Jun 22 2003 - 12:44:06 BST