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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J. Eric Townsend)
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Subject: Re: Exabyte (8mm) versus DAT (4mm) (Summary)
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Date: 10 Jul 90 20:33:31 GMT
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In article <14385@csli.Stanford.EDU> wilson@csli.Stanford.EDU (Nathan Wilson) writes:
>1) Many more people have Exabyte than DAT.  I did not get a
>single response from someone who actually uses a DAT drive.

I use a DAT drive, and I'm very happy with it.  At the time I got it,
the price was 1/2 of a 8mm unit.  It's seek/rewind time is outstanding.



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