IBM 7208 342 8MM Tape Drive
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The IBM 7208 is an external 8 mm Tape Drive that provides additional function and enhancement capabilities to the AS/400 and RS/6000. The IBM 7208 Model 342 20GB External 8 mm Tape Drive is a stand-alone, SCSI, 8mm streaming tape drive packaged in a black enclosure that attaches to the AS/400 family of servers and systems. It provides a media capacity of 20 GB (40 GB with 2:1 compression) data storage per cartridge and a sustained data rate of 3.0 MB per second (6.0 MB per second with 2:1 compression). This is four times the capacity and six times the data rate of the IBM 7208 Model 012. The 7208 Model 342 features data compression hardware using an adaptation of IBM's Improved Data Recording Capability (IDRC) algorithm. Date : 1998 Manufacturer : IBM Format : Tape Drive Physical Description : Tape drive, IBM 68 Pin differential terminator This exhibit has a reference ID of CH52350. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History. |
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