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Obsolete Technology: Reel to Reel

I came across a whole bunch of these recently:

I know there’s data on there but have absolutely no idea how this worked.

I started looking through old pictures of computers to see if I could figure out what machine they went with and, unsurprisingly, I’m stuck. My first guess was this:

But then I found this slide that shows the same kind of reels I have but with a very different keyboard than the one above:

There is no chance whatsoever that I will figure this out on my own so if you know what this is all about, I’d really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance!

Bonus:

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