You've got a tape from the IBM Magnetic Tape SELECTRIC Composer. Attached is
an IBM Journal article describing it in detail....
Lyle
On Monday 17 November 2003 23:42, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> >Tom Uban wrote:
> >>While I don't usually search eBay for this sort of item, a friend
> >> mentioned something to me which prompted me to search for something
> >> magtape related and I ended up bidding on this item and winning it (eBay
> >> will be my death):
> >>
> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2762437052&ssPageName=
> >>ADME:B:EOAB:US:6
> >>
> >>Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what vintage it is and what
> >>equipment it was used in? Pictures or URLs would be a bonus...
> >>
> >>--tnx
> >>--tom
> >
> >Tom, back in about that era IBM produced a thing called the MTST (Magnetic
> > Tape ???? Typewriter). It has been eons since I laid hands on one or
> > even seen one so my memory is pretty fuzzy, but I'd not be surprised if
> > that was not the use of that tape.
> >
> > - don
>
> This might give a clue. The tape I have has the following on the label.
>
> Zane
>
> IBM
> MT
> Composer
> K111
> Load...262
> Precon Check
>
> Ref 1....256
> Basic Precon
> Max Meas 816
>
> Ref 2....260
> Outline Precon
> Max Meas 624
>
> Ref 3....261
> Tab Precon
> Max Meas 384
>
> Ref 4....259
> Hor Rule Precon
> Max Meas 739
>
> Ref 5...263
> Playback Precon
>
> 1450210
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94040
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
Received on Tue Nov 18 2003 - 01:50:25 GMT