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From: jkrueger@dgis.dtic.dla.mil (Jon)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Exabyte (8mm) versus DAT (4mm)
Message-ID: <926@dgis.dtic.dla.mil>
Date: 10 Jul 90 04:48:53 GMT
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gary@dgcad.SV.DG.COM (Gary Bridgewater) writes:

>In article <9007061713.AA01816@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> de5@ornl.gov (Dave Sill) writes:
>>DEC seems to be pushing DAT's, and argues that they're inherently
>>better since they were designed to record digital data, whereas 8mm is
>>an analog video format.

>Why wasn't this sent to rec.humor.funny?  This is the funniest thing I've
>seen on the net this year.  Did someone actually say that?

>Digital Audio Tape was designed to record SOUND.

Pretty funny, all right.  Entertain us some more.  Tell us what this
has to do with Dave's point.  While you're at it, tell us how DAT
differs from conventional audio tape.

-- Jon
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