Re: A Math Question -- MIDRANGE-L

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Ed Tate wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know approximately how much data (ie: MB or GB or ???) fits on a
> big 9 track tape @ 6250bpi?
> 

Comming from a school district, this question is scary. <VBG>

2400 ft.  x 12 in/ft x 6250 bits/in x .125 bytes/bit = 22,500,000

That's bytes, without any allowance for gaps or approx. 20MB.

With compression, this could go as high as 60MB.


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