15 Dec
2000
15 Dec
'00
10:51 a.m.
On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:24:04 CST, "John R. Grant" said:
<cringe> that would be 9600 bit per inch GCR format 9-track tape, don't you think? </cringe>
At least in the IBM world, the options for 7-track were 200/556/800 bpi with even or odd parity, and mode=normal/data converter/translator. For 9-track the options are 800 NRZI, 1600 PE, and 6250 GCR. I still have 21 9-track tapes in my office that I need to do something with, as our last system with 3420-style round tapes is being decomissioned in the next few months. -- Valdis Kletnieks Operating Systems Analyst Virginia Tech