Re: 3490E tape format

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size=2><DIV>I'm 6.5 hours and 12GB into this DUPTAP. This is one of those 3rd 
party tape drives that look to the system as a 3490, and use the 170 meter 8MM 
tapes.<BR><DIV>My bet is that the tape I'm reading will end up being about 
17GB.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ<BR>--&nbsp;<BR><BR>Paul&nbsp;Nelson<BR>Arbor&nbsp;Solutions,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>708-670-6978&nbsp;&nbsp;Cell<BR>pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx<BR><BR></DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV><FONT
 color=#990099>-----midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
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&lt;midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;<BR>From: rob@xxxxxxxxx<BR>Sent by: 
midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>Date: 07/07/2005 03:33PM<BR>Subject: Re: 
3490E tape format<BR><BR>Don't think so,<BR>1-He's already got 7gb on 
it.<BR>2-A 3490E was one of the early 8 track looking tapes.  Now pretty much 
<BR>moved on from 3490's to 3590's.  (With many people moving on to LTO.) Only 
<BR>the 1/4" cartridge fit into the low quantity of 2.5GB.  And now even 1/4" 
<BR>cartridges hold a large multiple of that.<BR><BR>Rob Berendt<BR>-- 
<BR>Group Dekko Services, LLC<BR>Dept 01.073<BR>PO Box 2000<BR>Dock 
108<BR>6928N 400E<BR>Kendallville, IN 46755<BR><a href="http://www.dekko.com"; 
target=blank>http://www.dekko.com</a><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Wayne McAlpine 
&lt;wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&gt; <BR>Sent by: 
midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>07/07/2005 03:25 PM<BR>Please respond 
to<BR>Midrange Systems Technical Discussion 
&lt;midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;<BR><BR><BR>To<BR>midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>cc<BR><BR>Subject<BR>Re:
 3490E tape format<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>I believe it's 2.4gb compressed, 
800mb uncompressed.<BR><BR>pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:<BR>&gt; Anyone know the 
capacity of a tape formatted as *FMT3490E?<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; I'm running a 
DUPTAP here, and was wondering how much longer I will be<BR>&gt; waiting. I'm 
7GB into this copy.<BR>&gt; --<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Paul Nelson<BR>&gt; Arbor 
Solutions, Inc.<BR>&gt;  708-670-6978  Cell<BR>&gt; pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx<BR>&gt; 
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