"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\"" wrote:
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BTW, speaking of tapes.. I read that the company that made Irish and
Ampex tape has closed. Looks like everyone has been going to CD-Rs.

No tears here about that demise. I haven't used Ampex tape since 1969, in
Korea. We switched our three 12-track recorders to 3M tape because Ampex
sandpapered the heads.

This old war horse finally went CD-R and CD-RW about a year ago. CD-RW is
wonderful for PC HD backup. Can't bear to let go of my Teac 4010-SL r/r deck
though. I bought it in Thailand in '71, used it until '81 or so, and then
packed it in its original box. It's been used twice since then. Every once in
a while I pull it out to show to some kid as an antique. :-)