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Re: r2r Tape Carrying Cases
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Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
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Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:28:29 -0400
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"Johnson, Tracy" wrote:
>
> Remember those reel-to-reel carrying cases with
> the HP logo, handle and hasp?
>
> They carried 6 reel-to-reel-tapes for such fanciful
> mysterious places like off-site storage?

Many years ago when the net was young, there was a guy that used to have
a .signature file along the lines of:

   "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon loaded
    with 9-track tapes".

It was quite valid at the time, given the available network bandwidth.

Jeff

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