Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 23:46:45 -0600 (CST) From: "Kenneth P. Stox" <ken@stox.sa.enteract.com> To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> Cc: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>, cgd@cs.cmu.edu, darrenr@cyber.com.au, hackers@FreeBSD.org, port-i386@netbsd.org Subject: Re: Dilemma. how to store DOS directories ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970328234250.4200A-100000@stox.sa.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <199703290414.UAA04491@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Darren Reed wrote: > If I recall correctly, on exabyte, EOF markers are "1MB" in size (although > newer tape formats aren't quite so braindead). So more files on the tape > means less space for real data. When ypu're backing up in excess of 100,000 > files onto the one tape, it makes a difference. That was true of the original 8200 format. Later formats used on the 8500 series offered two sizes of tape mark. The long mark, and a short mark which chews up some 128k. I don't know off hand what the Mammoths are doing. -Ken
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