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Technology Stocks : DSS: DLT finally open for trading
DSS 0.939+3.6%Feb 11 3:58 PM EST
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To: Sam who wrote (131)11/3/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: Robert Salasidis  Read Replies (1) of 488
 
Read compatible means use the same media as before and read it (what is done with the read data is up to the server)

Write compatible means using the old media, write in a format that an old drive can read (this is harder because of the the different dimensions of the tape head (even the old 360K to 1.2M 5.25" floppy transition did not have write compatibility).

Note that even though a tape may be write compatible, it does not mean it can use the old media to store in the new format (kind of like VHS/SVHS)
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