I've got over 200 DEC tapes written before 1973 and there are just a couple where there is any issue. Those with issues have severe wear of the tape surface. They were system tapes that were in constant service. Usually you get a couple of cycles of shoe shine and it manages to read anyway. It is entirely possible that a rewrite of those sectors would clear the issue entirely.
They are pretty reliable. Doug On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 6:24 AM, Tom Moss <tomjm...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I've had very mixed (about 50/50) success with 9-track, but after reading a > bit about DECtape it looks like they should still be holding up nicely. > > Anyone care to share their experiences? > -- Doug Ingraham PDP-8 SN 1175
