On 01/19/2012 01:45 PM, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
On 01/19/2012 08:04 AM, James Knott wrote:
Mark Hounschell wrote:
Unfortunately you'll never find a pci floppy controller that can be used with the kernels /dev/fd0.
What about a 9 track mag tape drive? Gotta make use of that tar command. ;-)
This is OT but interesting, I actually ran into some engineers a few years out of college who had never heard of 9-track mag tape! I had to google some photos before they would believe it.
Yes, it is OT, so this is my last in it.
I'm dating myself, but I used to use 7-track tape too! It was 200 frames per inch. I remember diagnosing problems with something called Visimag. It was a volatile fluid containing suspended iron particles that the tape would be dipped in. You could then see not only the tracks, but even the individual frames on the tape!
You probably meant 200 ips "Inches per second" which is a fast drive. As were those big IBM's. Most normal 9-track tape drives ranged from 45ips in the mid to late 70's to 125ips in the early to late 80's. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org