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From: mah@wu-wien.ac.at (Michael Haberler)
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Subject: Re: Archive media choice DAT or MO?
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Date: 11 Jun 91 00:11:18 GMT
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In article <1991Jun9.212006.25244@en.ecn.purdue.edu>, ghg@en.ecn.purdue.edu (George Goble) writes:

|> The Exabyte 8mm "8500" can move at near DAT speeds.  They also have an
|> 8200-SX which has high speed positioning, but is more cumbersome than

Yes, but with a really bizarre positionioning method. Do you want to
write down the record number where your backup ended? I rather have a 
file mark.

- michael


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