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Article #2365TS-11 Preservation
From: Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 1990 13:21
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 1990 13:21
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My TS-11 tape drive uses a rubber O ring to secure the tape supply reel. This ring stretches over time, making it hard to install and remove reels of tape. I don't know how hard it is to find a fresh O ring, but I think I have devised an alternative. Simply remove the O ring from the reel assembly when the drive is not in use. This helps the O ring regain its youthful dimensions. Preliminary results demonstrate a 69 per cent in the number of oaths required to mount and dismount tape reels. A welcome change as orders for the new VMS rx/sx/rb/sz/rz/sz with wild cards, Crash Recovery, VMS file format support, etc. seem to be picking up. Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" 17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD Portland OR 97231 503-621-3406 TeleGodzilla:621-3746 FAX:621-3735 CIS:70007,2304 Genie:CAF
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!percy!omen!caf From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: TS-11 Preservation Keywords: o-ring magtape TS11 TS-11 Message-ID: <44@omen.UUCP> Date: 7 Nov 90 13:21:25 GMT Organization: Omen Technology, Portland Lines: 20