29 Jun
2002
29 Jun
'02
1:46 p.m.
Well... 1200 feet long, 12 inches per foot, probably either 800, 1600 or
6250 BPI (bits per inch)... And 9 tracks of data, probably 8 bits to a byte.
Well it depends on your data block size, and estimate of length of gaps
between blocks i suppose. Assuming that you are writing just one file
to the tape, such as a TAR file, so we dont have to consider end of file
gaps.
-Lawrence LeMay
Help, I've forgotten. What's the storage
capacity of a 1200' 9 track
magtape.
TIA
Jim