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- From: ridgwad@PEAK.ORG (Dean Ridgway)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: ID these tapes?
- Date: 21 Feb 1996 12:21:30 -0800
- Organization: CS Outreach Services, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- In article <paul.3ty9@serena.iaehv.nl>,
- Paul Kolenbrander <paul@serena.iaehv.nl> wrote:
- >On Fri, 16 Feb 96, DOMINIC TRISTRAM typed the following line(s):
- >
- >> The cartridges use quarter-inch tape, and most are 600 foot
- >> long. There are a couple of different brands, with these
- >> numbers:
- >>
- >> Verbatim DL 600 #86341
- >> Verbatim DL 600ECT #86357
- >> Dysan 600 #81509
- >> Storage Master AC 6150 #M411643
- >
- >If they are all the same as that last one, ship me a crate
- >please. :-) Those are the ones used by the CBM A3070 tape
- >drive for one. (Caliper CP150) And they sound like 150MB
- >tapes. Just look for any drive supporting the DC6150 tape
- >standard. If it's SCSI you've a good chance it'll be just
- >Plug'n'Play on your amiga...
-
- The AC6150 is doubtless a 150meg tape, but the ones with 600 on the label
- are probably 600A's which you definitly *DON'T* want to use on a Caliper.
-
- Not only are they 60meg tapes, but I have been told that the older style
- 600A tapes uses a more abrasive adhesive to hold the media to the mylar
- base and this could cause excessive head wear.
-
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