Thanks Angela -

Does that mean that with double-length tape, you would get 20 GB raw
capacity if you wrote one on a 3590, and 40 GB if you wrote it with a 3590E?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angela Hopkins [SMTP:HOPKIA AT UK.IBM DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 11:08 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: double length 3590 tapes
>
> Dear All,
>
> First time member of ADSM-L.
>
> Anyway extra length tapes have an expected GA date of 1st Quarter 2000.
>
> The XL tapes can be used on both 3590 and 3590E drives.
>
> Angela Hopkins
> IBM SSD
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