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Article #20342Re: CMS Jumbo tapes - Does it really matter which brand?
From: Mike Palmer
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:56
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:56
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rafetmad@cheshire.oxy.edu (David Giller) writes: >Feng.Qian@launchpad.unc.edu (Feng Qian) wrote: >> >>I got (actually, my brother has) some extra 3M DC2120 tapes for $15/each >>plus shipping and COD. We have 16. >>They are QIC-80 formatted (XIMAT Format) by 3M, all factory sealed, NEW. >>3M claims that this is particularly suitable for CMS Jumbo 250. >> >>If interested, let me know. >Are you saying you are selling these? >What exactly is XIMAT? I was by comp-usa a couple days ago, and they >were selling these for $30 (but comp-usa isn't particularly cheap). >-Dave >PS: As long as the tapes work in a 250, I'd be interested. Probably a >friend of mine too. Drop me a line. There's little point in paying $30 for pre-formatted tapes. You can get the 3M 2120's for $20 at most office superstores and format them yourself. Feng's price of $15 is reasonable for factory sealed tapes.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!news.encore.com!mpalmer From: mpalmer@encore.com (Mike Palmer) Subject: Re: CMS Jumbo tapes - Does it really matter which brand? Organization: Encore Computer Corporation Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:56:59 GMT Message-ID: <C1IJz0.CC7@encore.com> References: <C1ExnK.1zF@encore.com> <74340@cup.portal.com> <1993Jan26.042356.8120@samba.oit.unc.edu> <1993Jan26.074258.14179@cheshire.oxy.edu> Sender: news@encore.com (Usenet readnews user id) Nntp-Posting-Host: sysgem1.encore.com Lines: 24