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On 12/04/2011 10:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:17:28 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> I'm pretty sure about that. "Digital Audio Tape" is what DAT stands for.
>
Well they were not called DAT but they were in the same casing and had
similar lengths. They did have a small hole punched near to the ends of
the tape and a light sensor to stop the tape running off the spindle.
> You aren't thinking about standard cassettes? I used to use those on
> Commodore PET and C64 computers, and they also had occasional issues with
> data loss.
>
Never had one of those.
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Regards
Stephen
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