Subj : Re: Tapes
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Avon
Date : Mon May 20 2024 20:42:16

On 18 May 2024 at 07:23a, poindexter FORTRAN pondered and said...
 
 pF>  Av> I have a bunch of tapes here, some are in unopened shrink wrap packet
 pF>  Av> of 5 that have yet to be used.. to be fair I don't use them much thes
 pF>  Av> days but it's nice to still have tapes and cassette playing gear here
 pF>  Av> at home.
 pF> 
 pF> I wonder if you should open them and rotate the spindles every so often?

I figure they are going to either work or fail badly when I do ... so for now they look minty fresh... but looks can be deceiving.

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
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