3 Nov
2025
3 Nov
'25
12:04 p.m.
On Nov 3, 2025, at 2:46 PM, ben via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 2025-11-03 12:04 p.m., Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
Eek.
Interesting. Well, we know DECtape was pretty
robust, though it *is* possible to wear it out, I saw id done repeatedly at my college
where DECtape was (in 1973) used as the public file system for RSTS-11. On the other
hand, a former DEC guy told about a DECtape reel that accidentally was run through the
laundry (it was in a pocket) and worked just fine afterwards. :-)
Yes, a tape with clean data. paul
For trash tapes, could one twist the tape to wind it upside down,do a bulk erase on it,
and reformat it.Ben.