Tape drive apparatus having a permanent optical storage...

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2004-10-15

2008-08-19

Lane, Jack (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S162000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07415570

ABSTRACT:
A tape drive apparatus includes a data transfer apparatus for transferring data to and from a tape media loaded in the tape drive apparatus, a first port for communicating with the data transfer apparatus in a tape drive mode, a second port for communicating with the data transfer apparatus in an optical storage device mode, and an emulation apparatus for permanently emulating an optical storage device at the second port for enabling an external device to access the data transfer apparatus, via the second fort, in the optical storage device mode.

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patent: 6701450 (2004-03-01), Gold et al.
patent: 2002/0163760 (2002-11-01), Lindsey
patent: 2002/0194528 (2002-12-01), Hart
patent: WO 00/08561 (2000-02-01), None

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