The lowdown on pecosdave - Tape drive?

From: two_pi_r Date: June 19th, 2008 05:14 am (UTC) (Link)

cool, a reel-to-reel

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From: pecosdave Date: June 19th, 2008 05:17 am (UTC) (Link)

The sides of those spools are GLASS. I always thought plastic or metal until I actually laid hands on one.

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From: real_skeptic Date: June 19th, 2008 06:32 am (UTC) Ooh, I remember those. (Link)

When I was in the military we used them. Imagine going to make an installation on a customer's site, carrying a huge reel of tape...

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