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- From: medin@catbyte.b30.ingr.com (Dave Medin)
- Subject: Re: Magnetic tape developer
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.214743.1280@b30.ingr.com>
- Sender: medin@catbyte (Dave Medin)
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- Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville AL
- References: <1992Jul29.224920.17143@morrow.stanford.edu> <1992Jul30.001508.1@auvax1.adelphi.edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 21:47:43 GMT
- Lines: 45
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- In article <1992Jul30.001508.1@auvax1.adelphi.edu>, schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu writes:
- |> In article <1992Jul29.224920.17143@morrow.stanford.edu>, kai@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Kai Lanz) writes:
- |> > Bob Butler (butler@vax.sonoma.edu) asked about a magnetic-tape developer
- |> > called Kyread...
- |> >
- |> > The stuff I used to use was called MAG VIEW magnetic tape track developer.
- |> > It was (is?) made by Nortronics Co. Inc. of Minneapolis. It contains
- |> > (surprise!) iron powder and Freon (tm).
- |> >
- |> > It worked great; unfortunately the propellant's used up in the little can
- |> > I have, and I don't know who distributes this stuff or if Nortronics still
- |> > exists. Anybody?
- |>
- |> They still exist, are a major producer of magnetic tape heads.
- |>
- |> Try NORTRONICS COMPANY, Inc.
- |> 8101 Tenth Avenue North
- |> Minneapolis, Minnesota 55427
- |>
- |> 612 545-0401
- |>
- |> This catalog is 9 years old, so the phone # could have changed, but they are
- |> still around. They exhibit at all the broadcast shows. I don't know if they
- |> still make "mag view" I thought that stuff went out with 2" quad video tape.
- |>
- |> John
- |>
- |> PS Just looked in the catalog I got the address from. It lists "PF-601 Magview
- |> (r) tape developer, and shows a 4 oz. spray can. Of course with the
- |> restrictions on Freon now, ???
-
- Nortronics is now owned by The Geneva Group in Minneapolis, and has
- an 800 number which I don't have at the office... The number is
- under Geneva.
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