8mm data cartridges

[Mr Ian Primus]

> Although I see lots of 8mm video tapes used for
> data, and relatively few 
> genuine 8mm data tapes, whereas I see lots of DDS
> data tapes and very 
> few audio DAT tapes.  In fact, I seem to remember
> that you can't use DAT 
> for data, (or was it can't use DDS for audio?)
> straight off.  I stand to 
> be corrected on that, of course :-)

Yeah, I can't ever remember seeing 4mm audio DAT tapes
used for data either. I was under the impression that
they would stretch or something. It could also be that
since the audio DAT format didn't really take off at
all in the consumer field, that the data tapes would
have been more available.

I routinely use video 8mm tape with the Exabyte 8200
drives, because I can't find the 8mm data tapes
locally - but I can buy video cartridges at the
grocery store (and they're frequently on sale!). I've
never had a problem with video tape in those drives.

-Ian