Re: 6390 data capacity

Dan,

There are several 8mm tape densities.  The lowest density, which was used by
the 7208 model 2 (if I'm remembering correctly) would be 3.5GB uncompressed
and 7GB compressed on 160m tapes, although I had always thought that those
older drives wouldn't handle tapes longer than 112m.  The next higher (and
most common) density would be the 7GB/14GB capacity, using the newer drives
like the 7208 model 12 and the 6390.  If your tapes say 3.5/7 then I would
suspect that they might be cheap tapes that aren't rated for the higher
density.  Do they work okay?  When you do a DSPTAP, what's the value shown
for density?

Dave Shaw
Simpsonville, SC
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----- Original Message -----
From: <D.BALE@handleman.com>


> I've got someone telling me that the 6390 on their box is capable of
storing
> 7GB uncompressed, 14GB compressed on a single 8mm 160m cartridge.  I find
that
> interesting since the cartridges I look at clearly state that they are
3.5GB
> uncompressed, 7GB compressed.
>
> Can anybody using a 6390 fill me in on this?  FWIW, it's running on a V4R4
> 9404-400.
>
> Oh, and where would I find this kind of information on IBM's web site?
>
> TIA.
>
> - Dan
> Dan Bale says "BAN DALE!"
> IT - AS/400
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