tisdag 31 maj 2016 skrev Al Kossow <[email protected]>: > > > On 5/31/16 9:34 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > > > > > On 5/31/16 8:38 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote: > >> > >> Transferring the tape to be imaged into an audio cassette housing, and > then imaging it on a hacked up transport > > > > You may want to use a data cassette like the MT-2ST > > http://www.ebay.com/sch/161622290065 has a decent picture. I've got the > manual on bitsavers > > > > > > the problem is head width and position. i'd have to check if the DC-100 > carts being talked about (DEC and HP) all > put the heads in the same place with the same width. the problem with > using QIC transports is the head width is too > narrow for the old carts, reducing the contact area and increasing the > chance of dropouts. > > On the other hand it is possible to shift the position of the head and thereby circumvent drop-outs by splicing together reads from many different tracks. A simple teqnique that I used sucessfully when reading S8000 tapes.
/Mattis
