Making Magnetic tape

[David Griffith]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010, Chuck Guzis wrote:

> On 12 Nov 2010 at 16:43, Roger Ivie wrote:
>
>> "Stickytape and Rust" from The Secret Life of Machines
>
> Seems to me that I've seen paper tape coated with oxide before
> plastic.  Also, the wire recorder goes back a very long time.
>
> All of which reminds me of some of the original lab work for the IBM
> 1311 drive (thanks, CHM!).  Take a steel disc, oxidize it and use a
> unipolar read/write head.  I'm surprised no amateur has tried to make
> his own version of this thing.

It reminds me of this toy: 
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKGK22&Click=37845

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David Griffith
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