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I still view the N-1(R/W) and N-2(R only) as valid.
The LTO7 and LTO8 media is similar enough to be formatted for either generation, but once initialized it is fixed to that format.
The “M8” format only provides 9TB capacity where-as a true LTO8-L8 media will support 12.8TB. So my guess is the M8 is just a shorter length tape.
“LTO M8 media used in conjunction with an LTO-8 drive delivers the capability of writing 9 TB capacity on a new LTO-7 cartridge instead of the 6 TB as specified by the LTO-7 format.
Only new, unused LTO-7 cartridges may be initialized as M8 media. Once a cartridge is initialized as M8, it may not be changed back to a 6 TB LTO-7 cartridge. In addition, a M8 cartridge can only be written and read in an LTO-8 drive, and LTO-7 drives are not capable of reading M8 cartridges.”
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