23 Sep
2010
23 Sep
'10
10:13 a.m.
On 23 Sep 2010 at 9:41, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 9/23/10 12:32 AM, dwight elvey wrote:
The 8200 (2.3GB) could use standard video tapes, but
the 8500 (5GB) > requires data tapes. I tried video tapes in the 8500 when it came
> out, but the error rates were horrendous.
Exabyte had warnings about the unreliability of 8mm video tape with
all of their later drives. I've got an 8700 here (as well as an
8500 and 8200) and 8mm videotapes don't work worth beans. Anyone
know if later 8mm media contained an ID burst like DDS media?
--Chuck