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92283A DAT Tape Box

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Name: 92283A DAT Tape
Product Number: 92283A
Introduced: 1989
Division: Direct Marketing Division
Original Price: $75
Catalog Reference: Does not appear

Description:

The 92283A were the first DAT tapes (DDS-1) sold by HP. The tapes came in a box of five. Each tape contained 60 meters of magnetic media with a storage capacity of 1.3 GB. The 92283B (box of 5) DAT tapes were introduced in 1992. These tapes were 90 meters in length and held 2.0 GB of data.

Collector's Notes:

The newer DDS-3 drives will read from and write to DDS-3, DDS-2 and DDS-1 tapes.

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