Sony SDX-D500C Guía Del Operador página 7

The AIT Drive Unit SDX-D400C has the following features:
• The Advanced Intelligent Tape format provides a huge data storage
capacity on AIT-1 data cartridges.
• Read After Write Function and third-level error correction code guarantee
high data reliability.
• Data compression provides 70 gigabytes of storage on 230 m tape-length
*1
cartridge.
The native capacity is 35 gigabytes of storage on 230 m tape-length
cartridge.
• Stored data are automatically checked for compression.
• Ultra Wide LVD/SE SCSI interface is fully supported for host computer
access.
• Read/Write operation is available with AIT-1 format.
*1
This is assuming 2 : 1 compression ratio.
The degree of data compression attained while recording data varies according to
system environment and data type.
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Part 1. Introduction