Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:31:04 -0400 (EDT) | From | Mike Dresser <> | Subject | Re: 9-track tape drive (Was: Re: versioned filesystems in linux) |
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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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