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8mm tapeAn 8mm-wide magnetic tape technology that is used in analog and digital camcorders (see Hi8) and in data applications. Exabyte Corporation enhanced the international 8mm format established in 1984 and turned it into a high-performance digital storage device in 1987. The cartridges held 2.5GB, a breakthrough for the time.
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When Wang initially released the WUBU (Wang
Unattended Backup Unit) using an Exabyte 8200 it cost about $20,000 for
an 8MM tape, holding a little over 2GB, with a backup rate of about
400-600MB per hour. The microphone input allows the user to replace the soundtrack
originating on the 8mm tape so that the VHS copy has narration, sound
effects, music or whatever. Priced below DLT, but above DDS, high-end 8mm tape systems compete
head-to-head with DLT. |
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