RE: Mammoth tape drives

[Neil Palmer <neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The IBM 7208-342 (the only 8mm drive IBM still sells for iSeries) uses one 
of those drives.
20GB capacity per tape, 40GB with compression.
Data transfer rate (with/without compression) rated at 3M/6M per second.
Uses 170m Advanced Metal Evaporated tapes.  Can read but not write 2.3GB, 
5GB & 7GB tapes.

http://www.source.be/papers/exabyte/mammoth.html
http://www.exabyte.com/

I think the latest variation of the drive is Mammoth-2.  Doubt you'll see 
an iSeries attachable version.
http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/overview/0,8826,194178,00.html

...Neil






"Bale, Dan" <D.Bale@handleman.com>
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2001/06/19 14:37
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Ah, yes, Exabyte! 
How high capacity?  And have you ever heard of it used in an AS/400 
environment? 
- Dan 
Dan Bale says "BAN DALE!" 
IT - AS/400 
Handleman Company 
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952 
D.Bale@Handleman.com 
  Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur. 
  (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.) 
-------------------------- Original Message -------------------------- 
-----Original Message----- 
From:   Neil Palmer [SMTP:neilp@dpslink.com] 
Sent:   Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:55 PM 
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Subject:        RE: Mammoth tape drives 
Mammoth is Exabyte's high capacity 8mm tape drive. 


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