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Eight-Millimeter and 4-mm Tape Drives

This section provides useful information for administrators of 8- and 4-millimeter tape drives. The drives described in this section are the Exabyte 8-mm and Sony Metal MP 120 (PG-120MP). They are available from Exabyte (303) 442-4333 and from Silicon Graphics.

Exabyte 8-mm Cartridge Tape Media Specifications

Table 4-3 lists the various cartridge sizes and tape lengths available for the Exabyte 8-mm tape drive.

Exabyte 8-mm Cartridge Tape Specifications
Cartridge SizeTape LengthFormatted Capacity
256 15 m 291 MB
512 28 m 583 MB
1,024 54 m 1,166 MB
1,536 80 m 1,750 MB
2,048 106 m 2,332 MB


Exabyte 8-mm Cartridge Tape Media Specifications

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