Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl From: fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: tape drive formats Message-ID: <199@ssc.UUCP> Date: 23 Sep 89 18:27:17 GMT References: <114@csnz.co.nz> <367@csense.UUCP> Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA Lines: 41 In article <367@csense.UUCP>, bote@csense.UUCP (John Boteler) writes: > While your brains are on the subject, just what is the difference > between the 600, 600XL and 600A tapes? The following is from a news file we keep on our system. It isn't all the answers but it is a start. QIC (Quarter Inch Cartridge) "buzz-numbers" Yes, there are more but this is what I know today. QIC-02 The interface from the drive to a controller. This is the usual one for most AT buss controllers. This has nothing to do with the format of the tape. QIC-11 20MB, 4-track tape format. Old, not really the thing these days QIC-24 60MB, 9-track tape format. Probably the most popular today. QIC-40 40MB QIC-80 80MB QIC-120 125MB, 12-track tape format. Never was in. QIC-150 150MB, 18-track tape format. This is what will be in next year. QIC-320 320MB QIC-??? 1G-byte, 30 tracks at 51,667 bpi (still under devel 5-89) Tape drives: Archive is the most popular manufacturer. Their Viper series is "in". 2150S is a QIC-150 drive with SCSI buss interface The Tapes that these animals use: DC-300 Used for QIC-24 DC-600A Used for QIC-120 DC-600XTD Used for QIC-150 DC-615 New name for DC-600XTD -- Phil Hughes, SSC, Inc. P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155 (206)FOR-UNIX amc-gw!ssc!fyl or uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl or attmail!ssc!fyl