On Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 10:48:07PM -0800, Jackman wrote: > Forgive the ignorance, but I believe it was the Ampex tapes which used > iron oxide coatings went bad after a specific time and had to be baked > (eight hours at 130 degrees F, according to John Melancamp) in order > to keep the coatings intact. Is this an issue with fl(i/o)ppies?
To my knowledge, that happened to a lot of tape manufacturers some time in the mid or late 1980's. It had something to do with the binding material failing to bind to the substraight and successfully binding to the read or write heads after a few years. Byron. -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
