Apogee Data Cartridges           1/4-inch data cartridges
Data Cartridges Store Up to 320 Megabytes
 
Microbytes Daily News Service
Copyright (c) 1989, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
The Apogee line of 0.25-inch data cartridges have storage
capacities up to 320 megabytes and speeds exceeding 120 ips
(inches per second), according to Rhone Poulenc Systems (RPS).
 
The cartridges increase signal quality by using two separate
belts -- one belt provides tape transport tension by following a
path similar to standard cartridges and the second belt provides
additional tension by running in a groove carved into the
baseplate, thereby reducing the number of instantaneous speed
variations. In addition, all mechanical parts are fixed on the
baseplate so they don't move when you use the cartridges in
horizontal or vertical drives.
 
Price: Not available.
 
Contact: Rhone Poulenc Systems (RPS), Immeuble Le Sari - Avenue
du Levant, 93167 Noisy-le-Grand, Cedex, France, 33-1-45-92-53-50.
 
                              --- Martha Hicks
 
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