Drop the Hammer
Written on December 28th, 2025 by Tech Ads
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A Quantum tape drive can perform far beyond the
_demands of the corporate world. (37,000 feet farther
to be exact.) Our high-performance DLT tape drives
are so reliable, they’re used within the Mars II”
system aboard hundreds of F15s, Fl6s and Seahawk
helicopters. The Mars II with our drives is exposed
to drops in temperature from 50° to minus 20° C. Not
to mention 15G shocks. Regardless of these nasty
conditions, they’re still able to quickly collect and
store an enormous amount of flight data. Data the
military relies on to improve the performance,
efficiency and safety of their aircraft. So pilots can
continue pulling those face-warping, death-defying
turns. For specifications on our full line of DLT
tape products, call 1-800-624-5545, ext. 132 or
visit our Web site at http://www.quantum.com.
If they can survive up here, they can more than
withstand today’s demanding business atmosphere.
Quantum”
CAPACITY FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY™
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‘Drop the Hammer’
Quantum Corporation first acquired its Digital Linear Tape (DLT) business from DEC in 1994 and, by 1997, was shipping drives and media with native capacities of up to 35GB (70GB compressed).
Quantum continued to develop and ship DLT-based products until 2007, at which point they ceased development of DLT products and switched to the rival LTO tape specification.
Quantum’s 1997 DLT product page can be viewed at the Wayback Machine.
The F15, F16, and SH-60 Seahawk aircraft remain in operation to this day.
Taken from: Wired - Volume 5, Issue 7 (July 1997)
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