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DLTtape system as the dominant tape technology for backup,
recovery, archiving, vaulting, near on-line storage, and multi-
media storage hierarchies.
Because Super DLTtape technology is the newest development in
DLTtape systems, we have included in this edition of the handbook
a great deal of new information specific to Super DLTtape technolo-
gy. However, it is important to emphasize that, while Super DLTtape
technology includes a number of breakthrough innovations, it is
not a "new" technology: it is an extension of all the concepts that
have made the DLTtape systems so successful since the original
linear tape technology was introduced in 1985. So when we use the
term "DLTtape systems" or "DLTtape technology" throughout this
book, we refer to all DLTtape technology, including Super DLTtape
technology, and the entire DLTtape family of products, including
the newest Super DLTtape drives and media.
Welcome to the eighth edition of the Quantum DLTtape
Handbook, and to the exciting possibilities of a whole new
generation of Super DLTtape systems.
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