On 4/18/24 14:01, paul.kimpel--- via cctalk wrote: > The tape for the Burroughs 220 drives was not metallic. It was 3/4-inch wide, > and I think a Mylar sandwich. It could be spliced much the same way you would > have spliced quarter-inch reel-to-reel audio tape back in the day. > The Datamatic 1000 tapes were definitely a Mylar sandwich affair. 3" wide and 2700' long.
https://www.smecc.org/honeywell_datamatic_1000.htm A few reels of the stuff are still around. --Chuck
