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technology. Volume production and first customer shipments began
in Q1, 2001. These products address the individual storage needs of
low-, mid-, and high-end customers in the mid-range data storage
market. These new products include drives that deliver capacities of
110GB (uncompressed), and transfer rates of 11MB/s (uncom-
pressed). They are the first products based on the Super DLTtape
technology, a technology that Quantum will continue to evolve,
with coming generations planned to deliver over 1 terabyte of
storage (uncompressed) on a single cartridge. And, of course, the
Super DLTtape system delivers another and continuing benefit –
investment protection. The Super DLTtape system is backward read
compatible with DLTtape IV cartridges written on DLT 4000,
DLT1, DLT 7000, and DLT 8000 drives.
DLT1 Drive
Early in 2001, Quantum introduced the DLT1 drive. Delivering
40GB per cartridge native capacity (80GB compressed), along with
a native transfer rate of 3MB/s (6MB/s compressed), the DLT1 drive
is an exceptionally cost-effective backup solution for a wide range
of applications. The DLT1 can back up most small- and medium-
size storage servers and workstations on a single cartridge. Available
for both internal installation and as a free-standing, table-top unit,
DLT1 is designed primarily for stand-alone applications. It uses the
same DLTtape IV cartridge that is standard for the DLT 4000 drive,
allowing users of small and medium-size storage devices and work-
stations a simple migration path and the ability to make an initial
investment in their future storage strategy using the DLTtape prod-
ucts.
Next, we'll take a look at the advantages that make the DLTtape
system the most sought after backup solution on the market today.
3.10 HISTORY OF DLTtape TECHNOLOGY