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From: glenn@ll-xn.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Fast Tape drives
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Date: Thu, 7-May-87 16:05:03 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  7 16:05:03 1987
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We have been using two Fujitsu M2436s for about 6 months.  They give
200ips at 6250 in start/stop, 500ips rewind.  I have verified its
1.25MBps transfer rate using Super Eagles with a VAX 780 and multiple
MBAs.  This was done, however, with a standalone test program performing
direct DMA initiation, i.e., with no in-core memory copying.  I truly
doubt that such throughput could be sustained with existing dump/restore
software on UNIX.  BTW, this drive is quite reasonably priced: 25K for
one drive with formatter, 15K each for up to 7 additional drives.

--Glenn