30 Sep
2004
30 Sep
'04
9:31 a.m.
Antonio Carlini wrote:
No, just an incorrect one. "carthridges" seems to be all the rage on
CCtalk.
If the cartridges (note correct USian spelling)
have a tape length
Is there a non Usian spelling? Indeed. The thing not to do is put a DDS3 (or DDS2)
DAT tape in
a DDS1 drive. At least not if the drive is a TLZ04 since you
will "significantly" degrade the head's lifetime. I never
found out how significant "significant" is. The problem is
that tapes longer than 60m were designed to be used on drives
that wrapped them around the heads at a different angle, so
the tapes are different. The difference is enough to wear
the TLZ04 head much more than is acceptable. I do not know
whether dropping a 120m tape (DDS3) into a TLZ06 (DDS2 drive)
will have similar effects.
So be careful out there!
I don't think that either the TZ04 or the TZ06 do the media
recognition required to spit an incompatible tape, but then, I've never
seen a 120m DDS3 circa 1992. ;)
Just to pick nits, I've never seen 60m 4mm referred to as DDS. DDS1
is 90m and higher, as far as I know. If anybody has a correction for
me, it's very welcome.
Doc