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From: aad+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Anthony A. Datri)
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Subject: Re: Question On Tape And WORM Storage Subsystems...
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Date: Wed, 8-Jul-87 10:12:41 EDT
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I have to wonder about a drive that packs 600meg onto one cartridge.  We're
talking a 600' tape cartridge as used in Sun's, HP's, and the mysterious
TK25, right?  How reliable over time is a drive that packs one meg onto *one
foot* of tape going to be?  Okay, I just realized that the drive lays down
multiple tracks,  but I'm still w