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From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordon_at_gjcp.net>
Date: Mon Jan 17 08:10:49 2005

Ron Hudson wrote:

> OOH A new kind of media: clear mylar tape with a thin layer of paper on
> one side
> (black paper for enhanced absorption ) 16 bit wide? 32 bit wide?
>
> How would mylar and paper be for longevity. How are our oldest paper
> tapes doing?

I found a bit of paper tape the other day, lying beside the path near
the block of flats where I live. It was pretty much wet through,
otherwise I would have picked it up. Maybe I should have anyway. It
was only about 18" long with torn ends, probably not enough to work out
what it was originally.

Gordon.
Received on Mon Jan 17 2005 - 08:10:49 GMT