Re: Trying to "tar" to tape stream (6051) device

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From: John T Kohl
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 1990 15:21

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In article <28296@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> bruces@jitterbug.berkeley.edu (Bruce Sindahl) writes:

> 		Q3: What does ftpi mean, feet per inch.  Is this some sort of
> 			specification on how quickly that sucker can spin?

I'm told FTPI is "field transitions per inch", which is (apparently)
some measure of the quality of the tape to hold high-density encodings.

John
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John Kohl <jtkohl@ATHENA.MIT.EDU> or <jtkohl@MIT.EDU>
Digital Equipment Corporation/Project Athena
(The above opinions are MINE.  Don't put my words in somebody else's mouth!)

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