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From: djmolny@cuae2.UUCP (DJ Molny)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: 3b5 tape driver question
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Date: Wed, 11-Jun-86 13:03:59 EDT
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In article <3794@gatech.CSNET> hope@gatech.CSNET (Theodore Hope) writes:
>The abovementioned 3b5 is on the other side of the world, and I'd like to
>know if anyone can tell me what the max read on the (raw) tape device is.
>Is it 6144 (6k), or 8192?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>-- 
>Theodore Hope
>School of Information & Computer Science, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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The maximum tape block size supported on the 3B5 and 3B15 is 8Kb (8192 bytes).
The 3B20 has a (relatively) new option that allows it to read and write
blocks up to 30Kb.
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