A system and method for slowing the data transfer rate in a magnetic tape cartridge drive is presented for a better match in transfer rates between a host computer and the drive. The transfer is slowed after the start of the data transfer operation to selected transfer rates below the nominal transfer...http://www.google.de/patents/US5303095?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5303095 - System and method of controlling data transfer rate in a magnetic tape drive