Re: Tape Backup for graphics files?

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From: Jon Pastor
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:08

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I believe that I remember that some kinds of files do not compress well, and
that GIFs are among these.  I believe that I also remember that the so-called
250MB tapes are really using compression to put 250MB of stuff on a 120MB
tape, so you may not get nearly 250MB per tape.

Anyone *know* about this?

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