9 track capacity

From: Patrick Finnegan <pat_at_purdueriots.com>
Date: Sat Jun 29 15:51:04 2002

On Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Jim Arnott wrote:

> Help, I've forgotten. What's the storage capacity of a 1200' 9 track
> magtape.
k
That depends upon the density you're writing it at. For example, at
6250bpi, you should get about 85MB -- 6250bpi x 12ft/in x 1200ft =
90x10^6. 1200bpi will get you 1200 x 12 x 1200, about 16.4MB.

-- Pat
Received on Sat Jun 29 2002 - 15:51:04 BST