Advice for tape drive repair / maintenance

[Chuck Guzis]

On 21 Dec 2006 at 13:31, Jules Richardson wrote:

> See, I'm somewhat atypical there... I want a phone that's good at making phone 
> calls. I don't want it to do a million other things, most of which I won't 
> need *ever*, let alone occasionally. I'd rather that all the time and money 
> that had gone into developing that phone had been spent on making it as easy 
> to use and as robust as possible - not in adding complexity via additional 
> features which just get in the way.

I'd gladly settle for a mobile phone with a screen I could read and 
buttons that I could see without digging for my "up close glasses".  
More than once, someone has shoved a mobile with a glowing 
rectangular blob on it in my face, saying "Look at this!"

Sigh--oh, the joys of age and presbyopia. :(

On the other hand, I still haven't figured out all of the menus and 
controls on my home audio receiver.  One of these days, I'll have to 
sit down and read through the whole manual.  It's easier to hook up 
than to operate.

Cheers,
Chuck