In article <200212131917.OAA30536 AT acstmp.bu DOT edu>, Richard Sims <rbs AT 
BU DOT EDU>
says:
>
>>Does anybody have an idea what is reasonable to expect for the lifespan of a
>>3494 library?
>
>Given the seemingly unlimited lifespan of the 3x9x cartridge form factor,
>I should think that these libraries could outlast us all.
>
>  Richard Sims, BU

If they had turned a good mechical engineer loose on it to build a new slot
design it could have handled lto carts also.
used it for lto carts also
len