black paper tape = mylar?

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Mon Oct 6 10:58:17 2003

On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Jay West wrote:

> I was wanting to get some mylar paper tape. There is an auction on Ebay for
> 6 rolls of "black paper tape"... can one generally assume that black paper
> tape is mylar and not just paper?
>
> The URL is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2562042672
>
> Can anyone advise if this is likely to be mylar or not?

That wouldn't be a prudent assumption. I have a bunch of programs on
black paper tape and it is indeed paper.

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