HP is stopping the usage of 6250 bpi tapes for the distribution
of HP software with the shipment of MPE/iX 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 MPE/iX Release
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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