S159 Cartridge tape

[Carl S. Gutekunst]

In article <40260 at pyramid.pyramid.com> I wrote:
>... Sony is telling systems manufacturers to wait for digital DAT drives.
>These will be "only" 1.2 GB per tape, but will be industrial quality and a
>lot faster.

I was corrected: the Sony DAT drive is *slower* than the 8mm drive. Per-tape
time is about the same, but the DAT has half the capacity.

Incidentally, 3M has been making a strong marketing pitch for their latest
1/4" cartridge offering. These will store something like 600 Meg per tape. I
don't know about speed, although traditionally they have run about 30 minutes
for a 600' tape. 

<csg>