Specifications

Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware
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4.2.2. QIC 16/32 GB MLR1 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape Drive (MTUG032)
Discontinued: 30 October 1999.
The QIC 16/32 GB MLR1 (Multi Channel Linear Recording 1) 1/4 inch Cartridge Tape Drive operates
in a streaming mode and provides data interchange and save/restore capabilities with preformatted data
cartridges. The cartridge loading in QIC 16/32 GB MLR1 Tape Drive is motorized.
The drive supports the following standards:
Format
Maximum
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Operation
Bull Express
Reference
Imation
Reference
QIC 5010 16/32 GB R/W - ECC 43473 16.0 GB
QIC 5010 13/26 GB R/W - ECC 47023 13.0 GB
QIC-2 GB 2.5/5 GB R/W - ECC 3236 MAGNUS 2.5
QIC 1000 1.2 GB R/W - ECC 3217 MAGNUS 1.2
QIC 525 525 MB R/W - ECC 3215 DC 6525
QIC 150 150 MB R/W 3209 DC 6150
The QIC 24 format has been discontinued.
User average Data Transfer rate, streaming mode: 1.5 MB/s native and 3 MB/s compressed (assuming
an average Data Compression ratio of 2:1).
Warning: Capacity and Transfer rate using the HW Data Compression embedded into the drive
depends on the pattern of the transferred data.
Need of a special "Dry Process" cleaning cartridge - Bull Express Reference: 05678 - for 50 cleaning
4.2.3. QIC 25/50 GB MLR3 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape Drive (MTUG036)
The QIC 25/50 GB MLR3 (Multi Channel Linear Recording 3) 1/4 inch Cartridge Tape Drive operates
in a streaming mode and provides data interchange and save/restore capabilities with preformatted data
cartridges.
The cartridge loading in QIC 25/50 GB MLR3 Tape Drive is motorized.
The drive supports the following standards
Format
Maximum
Ca
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acit
y
O
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eration
Bull Ex
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ress
Reference
Imation
Reference
MLR3-25GB 25/50 GB R/W ECC 43498 MLR3 25 GB
QIC 5010 16/32 GB R/W - ECC 43473 16.0 GB
QIC-4 GB 4/8 GB R only - ECC 43474 MAGNUS 4.0
QIC-2 GB 2.5/5 GB R only - ECC 3236 MAGNUS 2.5
QIC 1000 1.2 GB Not Supported
QIC 525 525 MB Not Supported
QIC 150 150 MB Not Supported
QIC 24 60 MB Not Supported
User average Data Transfer rate, streaming mode with MLR3 25 GB cartridges: 2.0 MB/s native and 4
MB/s compressed (assuming an average Data Compression ratio of 2:1).