9 track capacity

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sun Jun 30 12:08:49 2002

It does depend somewhat on the bit density, doesn't it? If it's at 800bpi,
you take 8 tracks, (one's probably parity) and multiply the useable length
by the number of bits per inch, and the rest depends on the data record
format and whatever overhed there is for headers, CRC, etc. There are ANSI
standards that apply to each density, so that's a good place to start.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Arnott <jrasite_at_eoni.com>
To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2002 6:19 PM
Subject: 9 track capacity


>Help, I've forgotten. What's the storage capacity of a 1200' 9 track
>magtape.
>
>TIA
>
>Jim
>
>
Received on Sun Jun 30 2002 - 12:08:49 BST