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Re: Exabyte (8mm) versus DAT (4mm) (Summary)

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From: J. Eric Townsend
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 1990 20:33
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In article <14385@csli.Stanford.EDU> wilson@csli.Stanford.EDU (Nathan Wilson) writes:
>1) Many more people have Exabyte than DAT.  I did not get a
>single response from someone who actually uses a DAT drive.

I use a DAT drive, and I'm very happy with it.  At the time I got it,
the price was 1/2 of a 8mm unit.  It's seek/rewind time is outstanding.



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