Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Computer Drive User Manual


 
EXB-8505
The EXB-8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystem. The
EXB-8505 is a half-high 8mm cartridge tape
subsystem that can store 10 gigabytes of data on a
single EXATAPE 112m 8mm data cartridge,
assuming an average 2:1 compression ratio.
EXB-8505XL
The EXB-8505XL 8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystem.
The EXB-8505XL is a half-high 8mm cartridge tape
subsystem that can store 14 gigabytes of data on a
single EXATAPE 160m XL 8mm data cartridge,
assuming an average 2:1 compression ratio.
F
Fahrenheit.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission.
FEPROM
Flash erasable programmable read only memory.
GByte
Gigabyte.
h
Hexadecimal (base 16) numbering system.
host
The computer system that acts as the initiator of an
operation.
Hz
Hertz.
ID
Identification.
IDRC
Improved Data Recording Capability. The
compression algorithm used by the EXB-8205,
EXB-8205XL, EXB-8505, and EXB-8505XL (licensed
from IBM).
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission.
initiator
A host computer system that requests an operation
to be performed by the target.
ISO
International Standards Organization.
KByte
Kilobyte.
LBOT
Logical beginning of tape.
LEOT
Logical end of tape.
LUN
Logical unit number.
MByte
Megabyte.
MLCH
Machine level control history.
May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 G-3
(Standard and XL)
Glossary