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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2004
Rhys Wyn Evans, Wales, GB;
Alastair Michael Slater, Charlton Park Malmesbury, GB;
Duncan Wakelin, Bishopston Bristol, GB;
Rhys Wyn Evans, Wales, GB;
Alastair Michael Slater, Charlton Park Malmesbury, GB;
Duncan Wakelin, Bishopston Bristol, GB;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
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.