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In theory you could have some sort of multi head or rasterizing system scan every bit of the tape and construct a 2D map of the magnetization. It would have to
by pikminguy 4y ago
In theory you could have some sort of multi head or rasterizing system scan every bit of the tape and construct a 2D map of the magnetization. It would have to be 2D because many tape formats have multiple tracks, not even in parallel. But decoding that data would be a nightmare that made optical character recognition look like child's play.
- eternityforest 4y agoReally? Couldn't you just 3D model the player and run the simulated tape through it? Pretty amazing if there's something a 70s mechanical device can do that a computer can't do easily.