9 track reel tapes

From: Gooijen H <GOOI_at_oce.nl>
Date: Tue Sep 30 01:43:38 2003

The small rack-mount tape drive from DEC is the TS03.
By joke, the "TS" was for "Tape Stretcher" as the TS03
did not have a sort of vacuum column, but just a roller
with a spring to keep the tape tensioned.

- Henk.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Smith [mailto:eric_at_brouhaha.com]
> Sent: dinsdag 30 september 2003 8:20
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: 9 track reel tapes
>
>
> "Nico de Jong" <nico_at_farumdata.dk>
> > I've never had problems with BASF tapes, so that would be
> ok. 800 to 6250
> > means in fact that they can be used on all 9 track drives.
> > However, I dont think you can sell 7" tapes. The capacity
> is too limited,
>
> There exist some small rack-mount 9-track drives that will
> not work with full-size reels. I'm not talking about front
> (slot) load units, but rather units that had two small reels
> side by side. DEC made one, but it wasn't very popular.
> I don't recall the model number.
> And no, I'm not talking about DECtape, which used even smaller
> reels of 3/4 inch tape.
>
> Anyhow, 7-inch reels are useful to people with those drives.
Received on Tue Sep 30 2003 - 01:43:38 BST