msg wrote:

Greetings,

I don't have any Exabyte AME tapes so I can't see for myself. Would
someone please post a description of the recognition holes and write
protect state holes on the underside of the cartridge...

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Found the ECMA specs for 8mm tapes at
(http://ecma-international.org/public.../files/ECMA-ST)

Summarizing the recognition hole pattern descriptions for non-AIT tapes:
| 5 4 |
| O O |
|O O O O|
-------//-------
wp 1 2 3

Hole Number: 1 2 3 4 5
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13um thick: c c c c c | Ecma-145
10um thick: c o c c c | standard and dual azimuth media, Ecma-169
HH-1 : c o o c o Ecma-247
DA-2 : o o o c c evaporated metal (Mammoth 1), Ecma-249
MammothTape-2 : o c o c c evaporated metal (Mammoth 2), Ecma-293
8mm Cleaning : c c c c c from observation

Can someone provide me with a description of the hole pattern for an AME
(Mammoth 1) cleaning tape?

Thanks,

Michael