On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> actually measure the real speed you can presumably vary the speed
> arbitrarily, all the way up to the breaking point of the medium.
I suspect that method is patented, as I have seen this implemented on
both Travan tapes, and cassette tapes.
However, there seems to have been a flaw in the implementation, where the
breaking point was underestimated.
Mike
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