Re: A bit of archaic terminology
On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM <vcf-midatlantic-request@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
From: Sentrytv <sentrytv@yahoo.com>
If I remember correctly, the original Star Trek referred to their recordings as “tapes “ Even that far in the possible future.
They made a comeback when they invented 3D dilitium coated tapes with frictionless, transparent aluminum capstans moving tape at warp speed with a tachyon field. You never know what tech will make sense again with a few scientific advances. :-) KJ
On 3/10/26 15:07, Kenneth Seefried via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
If I remember correctly, the original Star Trek referred to their recordings as “tapes “ Even that far in the possible future.
They made a comeback when they invented 3D dilitium coated tapes with frictionless, transparent aluminum capstans moving tape at warp speed with a tachyon field. You never know what tech will make sense again with a few scientific advances. :-)
Like tapes ever actually went away. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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