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January 2001, Week 3

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Doug Werth <[log in to unmask]>
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Doug Werth <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:24:04 -0500
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Jeff Woods writes:
> But every time you put the tape in and do anything with it
> you make at least two passes across the first part of the tape...  Once
> going in and once again coming back.  That's the spot on the tape that's
> almost certainly going to have the greatest number of passes in normal
use.
>

Ah, but for the good old days when you would cut off the spot on the tape
most often used, put a new BOT marker on, and use it again.    :-)

Doug.

Doug Werth                             Beechglen Development Inc.
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