How can I read a reel-to-reel tape from the 1970s?
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A close friend of my mother worked at DEC in the 1970s and 1980s. She recently passed away, and in sorting through her estate, my mother discovered some reel-to-reel magnetic tape. We are curious about what might be on it. I haven't yet seen a picture of it, but Wikipedia tells me this is most like…
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If the tape is DECtape, you will definitely need to find a TU-56 drive to read it. TU-56 units are going to be pretty hard to come by, and would likely require some repair (replacement of old capacitors, decaying wiring, burned out indicators). As f…
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