Re: DECtape madness

[Jon Elson via cctalk]

On 01/13/2018 11:28 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:

On 1/13/18 9:04 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:

I don't know what you are talking about with Mylar on both sides. They were 
conventional magnetic tape, a clear mylar
film with oxide applied to one side.
the actual spec is here:

http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/dectape/3M_DECtape_Spec_Nov66.pdf


Ah, looks like a 40 MICRO-Inch protective coating.  
Certainly not a couple mils of Mylar on both sides of the Oxide.

Jon