ZDNet Definition for: Travan

A backup tape technology from Imation Corporation, Oakdale, MN (www.imation.com). Travan evolved from the QIC family of tapes, but uses .315" wide tape rather than quarter inch (the QI in QIC). It also uses different tape guides and improved magnetic media for higher capacities. With Network Series (NS) drives, which provide hardware compression and read-while-write features, Travan migrated from desktop backup to server backup. Travan drives may be compatible with QIC, QIC-Wide and QIC-EX cartridges, but it varies from model to model. See QIC and magnetic tape.

  TRAVAN NATIVE CAPACITIES
  TR-1               400MB
  TR-2               800MB (never took off)
  TR-3               1.6GB
  HP 5GB (TR-4 with
      less tape)     2.5GB
  Travan 8GB (TR-4)    4GB
  Travan NS 8          4GB
  Travan 20GB (TR-5)  10GB
  Travan NS 20        10GB
  Travan 40GB         20GB

Travan Cartridge
Travan evolved from the QIC family of backup tapes. Travan drives may also be capable of reading earlier QIC, QIC Wide as well as QIC-EX cartridges.




QIC-EX Extends Travan Capacities
QIC-EX cartridges from Verbatim extend the cartridge housing to include more tape. Many Travan drives support QIC-EX cartridges.

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