On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Darren Reed wrote:

> If I recall correctly, on exabyte, EOF markers are "1MB" in size (although
> newer tape formats aren't quite so braindead).  So more files on the tape
> means less space for real data.  When ypu're backing up in excess of 100,000
> files onto the one tape, it makes a difference.

That was true of the original 8200 format. Later formats used on the 8500
series offered two sizes of tape mark. The long mark, and a short mark
which chews up some 128k. I don't know off hand what the Mammoths are
doing.

-Ken