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From: benseb@grumpy.sdsc.edu (Booker Bense)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: DAT tape lengths
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Date: 17 May 91 16:56:25 GMT
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In article <1991May17.061139.5673@objy.com> bruce@opus.objy.com (Bruce Reed) writes:
>I've used both standard audio and data DATs, though never DEC's. The
>audio tapes are marked in minutes and come in 60, 90, and 120 minute
>varieties. I've only seen the data version sold in 60 meter lengths.
>A 120 minute audio DAT is equivalent to the 60 meter data DAT.
>

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- Well, we have a Trimarchi(?) DAT drive and I am unable to get it to
store more than about 375~ Megabytes using either DEC 60m or Maxell
60m DAT tapes and both the ultrix and gnu tar. If some kind soul
could send me a note on how to check the capacity of the DAT drive I 
would appreciate it. 

- Booker C. Bense                    
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