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From: prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: A good blockfactor for 6250 bpi tapes?
Message-ID: <687@maxim.erbe.se>
Date: 19 May 89 14:16:49 GMT
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I generally use blockfactor 20 when I'm reading and writing
1600 bpi tapes, but I haven't found a good blockfactor for
6250 bpi tapes yet. The speed seems to be much lower at the
higher (6250) density with a blockfactor of 20, and it doesn't
improve much with higher factors (I've tried up to 128).

If anyone uses a blockfactor that gives good performance at
6250 bpi, I'd really like to know what it is. Please reply
via e-mail.

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          Robert Claeson      E-mail: rclaeson@erbe.se
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