An excerpt from the Magstar Redbook.   SG24-2594-02


"The Magstar tape drive is capable of reading and writing data at a rate of
9
MB/sec. This is three times the rate at which IBM 3490E devices can read
and
write data. The IBM 3590 High Performance Tape Subsystem can transfer data
between the host and the tape subsystem at a rate of 20 MB/sec for hosts
attached through small computer systems interface (SCSI), and a rate of 17
MB/sec for hosts attached through Enterprise System Connection (ESCON)
channels."


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