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Tape drives accommodate one of two kinds of tapes: full-sized data cartridges, which are 4 x 6 x 5/8 inches, and the smaller minicartridges, which are 3.25 x 2.5 x 0.6 inches. 3.25 = 3 1/4 2.5 = 2 1/2 0.6 = 3/5

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