Re: 7 track tape

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From: bat... Monte Bateman
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 1990 07:17

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You Bet!  We have a working 7-track drive, used to read a WHOLE
ARCHIVE of 7-track radar data tapes....recorded back as far as
the mid-60's.  But, it's slowly being converted to 6250 9-track
(the 7-track machine has to be cleaned every 1 or 2 tape reads)
and each 7-track is read multiple times and compared for differences
(error checking!).  Only hope that the majority gets converted
before the drive gives out...tough to get service on old 7-track eqpt.



Monte Bateman (WB5RZX @ WB5RZX)
bateman @ nsslsun.gcn.uoknor.edu
National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK!  73069

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