Drive inventory - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

14 Feb 2002

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  -----Original Message-----
 From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick@idcomm.com] 
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  Careful, now ... EXABYTE drives are 8mm helical-scan
drives, 
 while the DDS
 types are not.  I have a number of Exabyte drives and I've 
 found that, after
 the EXB8200, few of them will use tapes that aren't of the 
 "DATA" type.  I've
 tried standard handycam tapes, and the %$#@! things 
 immediately spit them out! 
Yep, that's my experience with the Eliant 820.  All things 
considered, OTOH, it makes a great backup device anyway, holds
7G native on a 160M cartridge, and came for free in a haul of
on topic VAX accessories. :)

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  Likewise, the cleaning tapes, which puzzles me a great
deal.  
 I've had no such
 trouble with SONY cleaning tapes, however, probably because 
 EXABYTE buys SONY
 transports. 
That's good to know.  I should find a cleaner for it.

Chris

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