Re: [ARSCLIST] MAGNETIC TAPE QUESTION

[Ishumael Zinyengere <izinyengere@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess maybe using a degausser to erase everything on the tapes and then reusing them would be a probable solution

Ishumael


--- On Sun, 25/5/08, Steven C. Barr <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Steven C. Barr <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] MAGNETIC TAPE QUESTION
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, 25 May, 2008, 2:57 AM
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick"
> <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Here you go:
> > http://www.freecycle.org/group/TZ/Tanzania
> >
> Nope...that leads you to:
> "There were no groups matching your search terms"
> 
> The harsh reality is that...in POOR countries or even POOR
> neighbourhoods...
> ANYTHING that appears to be reasonably serviceable...or
> even sold as 
> "scrap"...
> will VERY quickly disappear from physical and/or digital
> places...!
> 
> I don't recall...was the original post about trying to
> find a new home for 
> the tapes...
> or trying to find an inexpensive/free SOURCE for tapes...?!
> 
> If the former...there should be a VERY limited number of
> operations 
> (radio/TV
> stations, recording studios, usw.) who would/could be
> possible "foster 
> homes"
> for magnetic tape...?!
> 
> Steven C. Barr


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