HP is stopping the usage of 6250 bpi tapes for the distribution
of HP software with the shipment of Release 7.0. Customers can
no longer sign up for 6250 bpi software distribution media. Customers
with existing contracts that call for 6250 bpi tapes will still receive
these tapes for releases prior to 7.0, but all customers are encouraged
to update their contracts to use either DDS or CDs as their software
distribution media.
6250 bpi tape drives will still be supported for customer
usage. HP simply has stopped distributing software using this media.
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