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From: gil@jtsv16.UUCP (gil)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: DAT vs. 8mm
Summary: DAT transfer rates
Message-ID: <1373@jtsv16.UUCP>
Date: 9 Apr 90 14:27:05 GMT
References: <28719@cup.portal.com> <1990Apr9.013326.11270@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: Tech Noir Inc., Toronto, Canada
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In article <1990Apr9.013326.11270@Neon.Stanford.EDU>, kaufman@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman) writes:
> In article <28719@cup.portal.com> tms@cup.portal.com (Alexis TMS Tatarsky) writes:
> ..  The slower DAT system (125 KB/sec I think) gives the OS more
                             ^^^
> time to read and format disk data without dropping out of streaming mode.

Typically, transfer rates to a DAT are closer to 192KB/sec. This is a
little closer to the 240KB/sec for 8mm units.

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