The first edition of the Removable Media Handbook is a collection of technical information that was removed from the 19th Edition of the Field Engineer Handbook, Volumes I and II. Other products may be added in the future.

The complexity of products such as the L11000 Tape Library is beyond the scope of the Field Engineer Handbook. These products require extensive training, diagnostics, and tools. Service manuals are required when servicing these products. Drawings of boards, backplanes, and power supplies for these products will not appear in the 20th Edition of the Field Engineer Handbook.

The HP88780 Front Load Tape Drive was released in June 1989. The rackmount option was last price listed in February 1995. The tabletop option was last price listed in July 1996. The HP88780 is not included in the Field Engineer Handbook, Volumes I and II after the 19th edition of 26 March 1999.