Data recording apparatus and method

A data recording apparatus for recording data transferred from a data supply source on a tape-like recording medium, comprising:

• measuring means for measuring a transfer speed of the data transferred from said data supply source;
• a memory for temporarily storing the data transferred from said data supply source;
• recording means for recording the data read from said memory on said tape-like recording medium;
• control means responsive to a data transfer speed measured by said measuring means for simultaneously controlling the following operations:
• a reading operation of said memory for reading the data therefrom, a running operation of said recording medium for running said tape-like recording medium, and a recording operation of said recording means for recording the data on said tape-like recording medium thereby increasing the amount of data transferred to said tape-like recording medium;
• and
• detecting means for detecting an amount of data remaining in said memory,
• wherein said control means controls the reading operation of said memory for reading the data therefrom and the recording operation of said recording means for recording the data, based on a detection result indicated by said detecting means.

A data recording apparatus for recording data transferred from a data supply source on a tape-like recording medium, comprising:

• measuring means for measuring a transfer speed of the data transferred from said data supply source;
• a memory for temporarily storing the data transferred from said data supply source;
• recording means for recording the data read from said memory on said tape-like recording medium;
• and
• control means for controlling a reading operation of said memory for reading the data therefrom, a running operation of said recording medium for running said tape-like recording medium, and a recording operation of said recording means for recording the data on said tape-like recording medium, based on said data transfer speed measured by said measuring means wherein said control means starts running said tape-like recording medium when determining that a transfer speed measured by said measuring means is higher than a predetermined speed.