On 12/04/2011 6:29 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> It's news to me that DAT was ever intended as anything other than a
>> >  studio format.
> That's why it sucks so hard as a backup medium - it was only intended to
> be used for lossy data (ie, audio), and was adapted for use for backup
> medium.

Are you sure about that, Jim?
I seem to remember that in the mid 70s I used DAT tape to load 
programmes and data into a Burroughs mini computer.

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Regards
     Stephen

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