8mm data cartridges

Jules asks: How common were drives which could read these? I suspect the answer is "not very"! If anyone has one, how reliable was/is the media? I've got a couple of such Sony cartridges here dating from 1991; one does call itself a data cartridge (QG-112M) - the other one is a PAL/SECAM 90-minute Video8 tape (P5-90MP). ... <<<< Almost certainly these are written by an Exabyte drive. There are at least 2 densities, but the later drive can read the earlier. Suns can handle these (SCSI) drives nicely. I have several drives (both types), but I'm not sure how soon I could get up to Bletchley. Andy No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/793 - Release Date: 07/05/2007 14:55