On Mon, 18 Dec 1995 21:48:27 -0500 (EST) 
 Vince Vielhaber <vev@conch.aa.msen.com> wrote:

 > How important (and why) is the blocksize of 20 bytes to put SYS_INST on
 > tape?  I found I have a utility that will write to the tape the way I
 > need to, but will not write smaller than 512 byte blocks.

No particular reason.  I'm told some streamers like that value, is all.  
Actually, I think that particular change came in a batch of feedback on a 
preliminary version of the notes...

Myself, I'd say to use whatever works best for you :-)

Ciao.

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