Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site masscomp.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!grkermit!masscomp!trb From: trb@masscomp.UUCP (Andy Tannenbaum) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Raw vs Block Tape I/O - (nf) Message-ID: <179@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Tue, 31-Jan-84 13:05:29 EST Article-I.D.: masscomp.179 Posted: Tue Jan 31 13:05:29 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 2-Feb-84 01:13:58 EST References: <16064@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: MASSCOMP, Littleton, MA Lines: 11 From: Ron NatalieThis is getting a litle far fetched. Dectapes have typically only a bit over 500 (512 byte) blocks on them, making them small in addition to extremely slow. Come on, Ron. If you wanted more blocks on your dectape, all you had to do was drag your finger on the reel while you ran the dectape formatter. Andy Tannenbaum Masscomp Inc Westford MA (617) 692-6200 x274