Re: [ARSCLIST] Is this audio? or word processing? or ? ? ?

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From: Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 19:30:39 -0400
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The IBM belts were magnetic. Dictabelts were grooved. Totally different takes on a similar theme.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian" <acosentini@xxxxxxxx> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Is this audio? or word processing? or ? ? ?

Hi Richard,

This looks like a cut "magnabelt" which is the magnetic version of a "dictabelt" I know IBM made these machines to record and play them. Good luck finding a working machine. The operative word here is "working".

Adrian Cosentini

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