8700 model included generic backup software 8700LT model included no software 8700SW included Cheyenne backup software 1998—Eliant 820 Half-Height form factor Mammoth These drives use Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME) tape, but could also read (but not write) MP tapes. 1996—EXB-8900 Mammoth 3 MB/s data transfer rate LCD on drive displayed drive status 1999—Mammoth-LT No LCD Mammoth-2 (M2) These drives used Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME) tape with a 2 m integrated cleaning tape header called Smart Clean. 1999—Mammoth-2 12 MB/s data transfer rate 4.6 cm/s tape speed during normal read/write operations 1.6 m/s tape speed during search and rewind operations 17 s load time, from insertion to ready ALDC hardware data compression, 1 kB compression buffer See also Digital Data Storage External links A brief history of tape according to Exabyte Much Ado About Exabyte Identifying MammothTape and 8 mm tape drives Mammoth-2 Product Specification Technical details for several Data8 products Standards ECMA-145 ISO/IEC 11319:1991 First specification for 8 mm tape data storage. ECMA-169 ISO/IEC 12246:1993, Specification of DA-1 (dual azimuth extension). ECMA-249 ISO/IEC 15757, Specification of DA-2 (MammothTape). ECMA-293 ISO/IEC 18836, Specification of MammothTape-2. Computer storage tape media