Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site loral.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!loral!simard From: simard@loral.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Mag Tapes question - (nf) Message-ID: <198@loral.UUCP> Date: Sat, 23-Jun-84 02:32:08 EDT Article-I.D.: loral.198 Posted: Sat Jun 23 02:32:08 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 24-Jun-84 00:05:13 EDT References: <9700086@uiucdcs.UUCP> Organization: Loral Instrumentation, San Diego, CA Lines: 13 Modern tapes by Scotch and Ampex, and perhaps others, have a back-coating which assists in tape-to-head contact and reduces print-through. This coating is duller in appearance than the oxide side of the tape. Therefore you would, in this case, use the shiny side against the heads, as it was delivered. I attempted to reply by mail twice, but the reply was returned for some reason. -- Ray Simard Loral Instrumentation, San Diego {ucbvax, ittvax!dcdwest}!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!loral!simard