Chapter 17

5.25-inch Floppies

Capacity Limits

Choosing and Using a Backup System

Digital Linear Tape

Disk Caching

Disk Capacity Limits

DriveSpace File Compression

Dual-Actuator Hard Disks

Electronics and Interfaces

Floptical Disks

Floppy Disk Care

Floppy Disk Control Electronics

Floppy Disk Setup

Hard Disk Addressing

Hard Disk Installation

Hard Disk Reliability

Hard Disk Warranty and Support

Linear Tape Open

Magneto Optical Storage

Old Tape Systems

QIC Min-Cartridge History

Sector Interleave and Cylinder Skewing

Stillborn High-Capacity Floppy Disk Formats