[rescue] DLT Question

[Eric Dittman]

> > The DLT IIIXT tapes will do 15/30 on a DLT4000.  The DLT4000
> > will read/write DLT III/IIIXT/IV tapes.
> 
> Okay, then I'm really confused.
> 
> My drive will get 20/40 out of a DLT IV tape, but a DLT7000 will get
> 35/70 out of the same tape?  I thought the capacity different was that
> the tapes were rated for different bit-densities, and the higher-density
> tapes required newer drives (like floppy disks).

A DLT IV tape will get 20/40 on a DLT4000, 35/70 on a DLT7000,
and 40/80 on a DLT8000.  The DLT7000 and DLT8000 can write a
higher-density pattern on a DLT IV tape, but the tape meets
the spec for all three densities.
-- 
Eric Dittman
dittman at dittman.net