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Macrotape /mak'roh-tayp/ N. An Industry-standard Reel Of Tape.
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macrotape /mak'roh-tayp/ n.
An industry-standard reel of
tape. Originally, as opposed to a DEC microtape; nowadays, as
opposed to modern QIC and DDS tapes. Syn. round tape.
Related:
macrotape: /mak'roh-tayp/ n. An industry-standard reel of tape, as opposed to a {microtape}.
See also {round tape}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
microtape: /mi:'kroh-tayp/ n. Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a {macrotape}.
A DECtape is a small reel, about 4 inches in diameter, of magnetic tape about an inch wide....
ound tape n. Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels.
See macrotape, oppose square tape....
ound tape: n. Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels.
See {macrotape}, oppose {square tape}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
flap: vt. 1. To unload a DECtape (so it goes flap, flap, flap.
..). Old-time hackers at MIT tell of the days when the disk was device 0 and {microtape}s were 1, 2,....
quare tape n. Mainframe magnetic tape cartridges for use with IBM 3480 or compatible tape drive
or QIC tapes used on workstations and micros. The term comes from the square (actually rectangular) shape of the cartridge...
quare tape: n. Mainframe magnetic tape cartridges for use with IBM 3480 or compatible tape drive
or QIC tapes used on workstations and micros. The term comes from the square (actually rectangular) shape of the cartridge...
flap vt. 1. [obs.] To unload a DECtape (so it goes flap, flap, flap.
..). Old-time hackers at MIT tell of the days when the disk was device 0 and DEC microtapes were 1, 2,....
TTITT: Turn 2400 foot Tape Into Two 1200 foot Tape