On Dec 23, 12:50, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> A while back I managed to get a nice little Overland Data OD5612 SCSI
> 9-Track tape drive.
[...]
> Anyway I just noticed something. It's got a selector switch on it for
> 1600bpi and 6250bpi. Am I correct in assuming that this means that I can
> only read those two formats?
I don't know anything about that specific drive, but I'd guess the answer
is "yes". It might do 3200, which is phase-encoded like 1600, but probably
not 800, which is NRZI and needs different electronics (and is actually
harder to do reliably, according to some manufacturers).
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Sun Dec 23 2001 - 19:09:42 GMT