[ML-General] Reading a 9-track tape - any help?

[Chris Bero]

The system used may be recorded somewhere else in the papers being
archived, otherwise it's probably long gone.

Here is a picture of the tape: https://imgur.com/cgQgIow

The front of the disk likely says: EPOCH 480 | Certified Zero Defect for
Densities thru 6250 CPI. I can try to check in person at some point.

Christopher Bero
Design Engineer, Firia Labs <https://firialabs.com/>
(256) 468-2146


On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 8:38 AM Kyle Owen <kylevowen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 5, 2019, 08:23 Chris Bero <bigbero at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi makers,
>>
>> The local observatory, VBAS <http://vbas.org>, is trying to preserve
>> Wernher Von Braun and Co.'s data. They have a 9-track tape, but no way to
>> read it. Does anyone happen to have or know of a way we could get the tape
>> read and digitized?
>>
>
> Do they know what computer system is was used with? Even any shots in the
> dark would be good to know. Also, what's the BPI of the tape, and what is
> the reel's diameter?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kyle
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