On Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 16:13 Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote
> Speculating here since I have no direct knowledge: the DECtape format > allows read and write in either direction, while LINCtape only allows read > and write forward. The bidirectional I/O capability was part of DECtape > format from the start, and I suspect the desire was to keep that. What systems took advantage of the bidirectional nature? Kyle
