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From: cws@janus.Quotron.com (Craig W. Shaver)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: 150 - 250 MB Tape Drives?
Summary: write 60 at 120
Keywords: Everex Wangtek
Message-ID: <618@janus.Quotron.com>
Date: 18 Sep 90 22:37:48 GMT
References: <1990Sep13.232443.22379@intek01.uucp> <3259@anomaly.sbs.com> <1990Sep17.175157.8193@math-cs.kent.edu>
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In article <1990Sep17.175157.8193@math-cs.kent.edu>, doleh@math-cs.kent.edu (Yaser K. Doleh) writes:
> In article <3259@anomaly.sbs.com>, mpd@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P.
> Deignan) writes:
> > mark@intek01.uucp (Mark McWiggins) writes:
 ...
> > 
> > >Also, I presume these 150 and 250 MB drives will also read/write standard
> > >60 MB tapes?  
> > 
> > Yup. At least, archives do.
> 
> I don't think they write 60MB they only read them
> 

They will write the standard dc600's at 120mb, which I believe is 15 tracks
instead of 9.  They will not write at the standard 9 track 60mb format
though, which is a BIG shame....

Craig W. Shaver

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