8 Dec
2006
8 Dec
'06
7:39 a.m.
On Thursday 07 December 2006 19:11, Tothwolf wrote:
On Thu, 7 Dec 2006, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
It looks like you're right. I'm glad that no one has requested any DDS
media. :) It looks like I probably won't be able to offer it (at least
not at that low of a price) if I have to erase it with a drive rather
than just throw it on the degausser for a few seconds.
Pat
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I've got a stack of 8mm (doesn't mention
a size, a mix of Verbatim
data tapes, and Sony and Fuji video tapes), 4mm DDS1 (both 60M and
90M), and DLT3 tapes at work which we're getting set to throw
away... the DDS/8mm tapes have some data on them, and will be
degaussed... the DLT3's are unused, from several years ago.
Won't degaussing DDS tapes wipe the factory written sync stuff and
render the tapes worthless? (That was my experience with some years
ago anyway...)