Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!ron@brl-vgr From: ron%brl-vgr@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Raw vs Block Tape I/O - (nf) Message-ID: <16064@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Jan-84 12:13:49 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.16064 Posted: Fri Jan 27 12:13:49 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 6-Feb-84 15:29:37 EST Lines: 7 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. -Ron