[lug] 8mm video vs. data tapes

[Atkinson, Chip]

Ok, thanks for the information.  It sounds like they would work great for
data that I didn't care too much about. :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Holshouser, David [mailto:dholshou at ball.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 10:07 AM
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: RE: [lug] 8mm video vs. data tapes
> 
> 
> I've heard the same.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Viggy [mailto:LittleViggy at alum.manhattan.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 9:53 AM
> > To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> > Subject: Re: [lug] 8mm video vs. data tapes
> > 
> > 
> > I dunno, but I do know that the reverse is possible.  I 
> > grabbed some 8mm 
> > data carts that we were going to throw out here at work, and 
> > use them in my 
> > 8mm camcorder.
> > 
> > The only thing that I would worry about when using 8mm 
> > camcorder tapes in a 
> > data drive is the tape quality.  My understanding is that 
> > tapes that fail 
> > the "data" test are then tested for "camcorder" quality...  I 
> > could be 
> > wrong, however...
> > 
> > Viggy
> > 
> >  > Greetings,
> >  >
> >  > Does anyone know if I can successfully use 8mm video tapes 
> > in an exabyte
> >  > tape drive?  My reasoning that this is possible is that 
> > the drives are Sony
> >  > camcorder drives, or at least they used to be.
> >  >
> >  > Thanks,
> >  > Chip
> > 
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