26 Feb
2026
26 Feb
'26
11:55 a.m.
After GM used paper tapes they switched to 8” floppy disks used with DEC PDT-11 computers, one for parts and one for sales.
From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp@gmail.com> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] A bit of archaic terminology
I work at a Chevy dealership parts department and I discovered today that GM still refers to various databases as "tapes." For example, the February pricing tape is the parts pricing file for this month.
Just figured someone else might find that interesting.