23 Jun
2003
23 Jun
'03
10:21 a.m.
The name of the command that HP commonly uses to format tapes is
Initialize. On the systems that I'm familar with, it's a built-in command
and you will not see a file by that name.
Joe
At 09:39 AM 6/23/03 -0700, you wrote:
You'll
need
to erase the tape and reformat.
How does one format HP tapes ? I have two formatted
cartridges which already contain data (and holes) and
a stack of unformatted ones (hole status unknown) I
want to use with my HP64000. Unsurprisingly there's no
utility named 'format-tape' or anything that leaps out
and suggests itself as a candidate. Anyone have
anything that might do this ?
Dave