Re: 3490E tape format

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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.

My bet is that the tape I'm reading will end up being about 17GB.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

--

Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
708-670-6978  Cell
pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx




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Date: 07/07/2005 03:52PM
Subject: 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
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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;
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