3 May
2002
3 May
'02
4:37 p.m.
Re:
As I recall, DDS tapes can also have two partitions,
independently
writeable. So the tape index can be written onto the first partition
_after_ the data is written on the second partition. I don't know any
common software that takes advantage of this.
Darn! I forgot about partitions! thanks!
BTW, some 8mm tapes also support setmarks.
Also, I was wrong: HP-UX 10.20 man pages still talk about setmarks...
I'd done "man mt" instead of "man 7 mt".
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