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== Recommended media ==
== Recommended media ==
* QIC-24'''3M DC600A''' or QIC-120 '''3M DC600XTD''' tapes (183m/600-foot)
* QIC-24 '''3M DC600A''' (60MB) or QIC-120 '''3M DC600XTD''' (125MB) tapes, 183m/600-foot
* Alternatively, other high quality tapes with equal mechanical tolerances, certified for 12500 FRPI ('Flux Reversals Per Inch')
* Alternatively, other high quality tapes with equal mechanical tolerances, certified for 12500 FRPI ('Flux Reversals Per Inch')
The documentation is pretty insistent about this.
The documentation is pretty insistent about this.

Revision as of 09:13, 31 August 2016

The TANDBERG TDC 3640 is a QIC-120 SCSI tape streamer, used in some ND systems. It can record up to 125 megabytes on a cartridge.

Tape format

  • The QIC-120 format used by the 3640 model uses a 1/4" 15-track 125MB DC6150 cartridge

Electronics

  • Two printed circuit boards: Mainboard and Sensorboard
  • Drive electronics: Motorola 68HC11 plus two custom ASICs
  • 64KB read/write RAM buffer
  • I/F to host: SCSI standard, revision 17B
  • Power requirements: +5V 250mA, +12V up to 3.9A peak (start-up) (2.25W (idle) - 15W (motor running)

Recommended media

  • QIC-24 3M DC600A (60MB) or QIC-120 3M DC600XTD (125MB) tapes, 183m/600-foot
  • Alternatively, other high quality tapes with equal mechanical tolerances, certified for 12500 FRPI ('Flux Reversals Per Inch')

The documentation is pretty insistent about this.

References