OT: Re: Advice for tape drive repair / maintenance

[Jim Beacon]

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Subject: Re: OT: Re: Advice for tape drive repair / maintenance


> Jim Beacon wrote:
> >  We had a washing machine with an electronic controller. It was such a
pain
> > that the replacement had to have a mechanical timer - vital if you live
> > somewhere with unreliable mains, the electronic ones reset on power off,
a
> > mechanical one just picks up where it left off.
>
> Give it a couple of years. Washing machines will come with a USB port and
> you'll be expected to hook them to your UPS. And they'll probably be able
to
> play music.
>
That would be funny if it wasn't true :-(

Jim.