18 Jan
2022
18 Jan
'22
10:09 a.m.
My opinion is that if you're trying to use DC
carts for archival
storage, you should have your (tape) head examined.
Not archival storage, just day-to-day operation on old stuff, like Sun3/Sun4, AT&T
UNIX PC, etc.
As someone that has worked with computer tapes for
nearly 40 years, I have to question the sanity of this. These
tapes are HOW old? What was their intended lifespan? While we all
like to keep our hardware as original as possible, does it really make
sense to try to run systems in this day and age with QIC tapes?
Works well enough for my needs :) I've got a small stack of QICs I use primarily with
the Suns, they are reliable enough. Again, we're not storing launch codes on these or
shooting them to the moon or something, I just want tape bands that don't destroy
tape.
Thanks,
Jonathan