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Ordering HP DDS Cassettes [ HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started

Ordering HP DDS Cassettes 
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The 60-meter cassette tape, product number HP 92283A, can hold up to 1.3
gigabytes (1300 megabytes) of data.  These cassettes are packaged in red
boxes, five cassettes to a box.

The 90-meter cassette tape, product number HP 92283B, can hold up to 2
gigabytes (2000 megabytes) of data.  These cassettes are packaged in a
yellow box.

The cleaning cassette tape is product number HP 92283K.

Table 5-1  shows the types of DDS tapes available and which tape
drives they are compatible with.  This is important to know before
loading a DDS cassette into a tape drive for operation.

          Table 5-1.  DDS Tape Requirements 

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|                              |                              |                              |
|                              |         HP 3.5-inch          |            Non-HP            |
|                              |            C1503A            |          DDS Device          |
|                              |                              |                              |
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|                              |                              |                              |
| 60M (red)                    | Read (yes)                   | Read (yes)                   |
|                              | Write (yes)                  | Write (yes)                  |
|                              |                              |                              |
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|                              |                              |                              |
| 90M (yellow)                 | Read (yes)                   | Read (*)                     |
|                              | Write (yes)                  | Write (*)                    |
|                              |                              |                              |
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*Refer to the manufacturer's specification.[REV END]



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