8 May
2007
8 May
'07
7:48 p.m.
At 6:41 PM -0700 5/8/07, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
9 track open reel > DLT > 8mm > 4mm DAT >
Travan > QIC
Sorry, no one is going to get me to agree that 8mm is better than 4mm
DAT. Though I would put it ahead of 4mm DDS1 DAT.
audio cassette > ADAM DataPack > Exatron
Stringy
Floppy
But, in keeping with modern-ish formats, i would agree
with the orignial poster... Yeah, I know open reel tape has it's downfalls,
but
Cipher autoloader pickyness aside, I have had nothing
but good experiances with it. Even DLT drives have
given me more problems than I have had with nine
tracks. But then again, maybe I'm just lucky :)
No, I think you're right. I've had some horrible experiences with
9-Track tapes on a Honeywell DPS-8 Mainframe, but other than all
those drive issues, I've found 9-Tracks to be the best out there.
Actually if we're going with this age range of tapes, from everything
I've heard, I'm sure those that have used them would like to put
DECtape (TU-56) ahead of 9-Track, of course DECtape-II's (TU-58's)
would likely be around the bottom.
Zane
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