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Sletten Kenneth W KPWA <[log in to unmask]>
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Sletten Kenneth W KPWA <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 2 Aug 1999 15:25:25 -0700
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On the new ULTRIUM LTO tape format, Greg noted:

> And, this will become interesting when HP is committed enough
> to it to make it available to the 3000...
> --- HP ENDORSES THE ULTRIUM FORMAT (Press Release)
>   Reinforcing its commitment to the Linear Tape-Open (LTO)
>   technology, Hewlett-Packard Company today announced its
>   decision to recommend Ultrium products across its future
>   UNIX® system and NT server family ....

> URL: http://www.hp.com/pressrel/jul99/26jul99d.htm


After which Donna does the deja vu all over again thing:

> look at what was brought to my attention:
> www.hp.com/tape/papers/tapealert.html

> how interesting!  a quick look points out that (yet again)
> there's no plan to bring this to mpe <sigh>      - d


FIRST:  A couple other direct links to interesting details on what
are apparently the two different versions of the new LTO format:

http://www.ultrium.com/ultrium.html

http://www.ultrium.com/accelis.html


SECOND:  I immediately went to the Interex web site at:

http://www.hpworld.com/conference/hpworld99/sessions/rdtbls.html

and submitted the "What about LTO for the HP 3000" question....

Ken Sletten

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