NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/unix/sys5/r4/949

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From: [e-mail] (Rick Schaeffer)
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Subject: Re: Will Dell load off a Wangdat DAT?
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Date: 23 Dec 92 01:01:20 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Leslie Mikesell) writes:
>
>I can't answer why, but I did speak with a Dell representative a few
>months back about the DAT distribution and specifically asked which
>of their drives would be required to load it.  They said that it

I have an HP35470A DAT drive which does NOT support compression.  It can
read the Dell issue 2.2 DAT distribution tape just fine.  I was also able
to read the tape on a borrowed Archive Python.  I *did* have a lot of trouble
with SCSI termination and parity checking so you might want to check that
out.  I have also had heat problems with the HP drive which causes random read
failures after about an hour of continuous use (and only if I leave my system
uncovered so that the fan does not draw air around the drive).  Other than
that I see no reason why the Wangdat won't work.  It could just be mis-aligned.


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