Re: 9-track tape drive (Was: Re: versioned filesystems in linux)

From: Mike Dresser (mdresser_l@windsormachine.com)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 16:31:04 EST


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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