[SGVLUG] Old reel-to-reel computer tape to give away

[Gene Mance]

David;
English wasn't my major,
so if I gave you the impression
that I was not interested in the
reel to reel when I said good looking
out,thanks just the same, suffice it to say
as the saying now goes,my bad. :) Of course I'm
interested,you made yourself very clear that
it was out dated,but for that matter,so am I!Antediluvian
might better describe me. :) It's not the reel that I'm concernd
with but what's on it,and if you're offering,right along through
here,I'm not turning down nothing but my coat collar.

With Integrity.

Gene.

On 11/9/07, Gene Mance <genemance at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good looking out.
> Thanks just the same.
>
> Gene.
>
> On 11/9/07, David Lawyer <dave at lafn.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 03:27:13PM -0800, Gene Mance wrote:
> > > David;
> > > Where you located I'm trying to get up to speed,and if it's student
> > > material,I need all the help I can get. I'm right here in
> > > pasadena.Get back at me.
> >
> > I failed to explain that this is from the 1960's.  It's obsolete but a
> > collector's item.
> >
> > > With Integrity.
> > >
> > > Gene.
> > >
> > > On 11/9/07, David Lawyer <dave at lafn.org> wrote:
> > > > I've got a "student" reel of mainframe tape designed for students to
> > > > save their projects on as a substitute for IBM cards.  It's a 7 inch
> > > > diameter reel with a 3 5/8 inch hole in the center and is 1/2" wide
> > > > tape certified at 800 BPI to 6250 BPI with 9 tracks (9-bits = 1 byte
> > > > with parity).  It's got some of my programs on it that have long ago
> > > > been transferred to floppies and put on my HD.  I tested it per the
> > > > internet by unwinding some of it.  It's probably OK since it unwinds
> > > > freely from its own weight.  Some old tapes stick together and when it
> > > > unwinds takes the stickum with it and contaminates the head, etc of
> > > > the tape reader.
> > > > 			David Lawyer
> > > >
> > >
> > 			David Lawyer
> >
>