[Gllug] Tape backup

[Gordon Joly]

At 14:12 +0000 2002-02-27, David Damerell wrote:
>On Wednesday, 27 Feb 2002, Dylan Brewis wrote:
>>On Wednesday 27 February 2002 11:52, David Damerell wrote:
>>>DAT drives are helical scan, and so probably fail the 'reliable' criterion.
>>Why is that, exactly?
>
>Helican scan is a complicated mechanical kludge, which is why helical
>scan drives eat tapes more regularly [1].


Helican scan; you mean like VHS has?

:-)

Gordo

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