Re: 8mm tape -- MIDRANGE-L

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Pat Barber wrote:

> Although I have heard bad things about 8mm, I have to report
> that I have several customers with 8mm and NO apparent problems,so,
> I guess it all depends......

How true.  For those fortunate to exist in a cleaner world 8 mm capacity may be
"a good thing".

I must live in a dirty world, but have you ever been to a concrete batch plant?
When the morning fog rolls in and starts to crystallize the dust in the tape
drive ...  it's not a pretty sight.  Clean the drive every week? I'm not
confident that the people on site change their clothes that often! ;-)

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