From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 13 05:02:56 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id FAA25622 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 13 Jan 1996 05:02:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from vector.jhs.local (slip139-92-42-177.emea.ibm.net [139.92.42.177]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id FAA25608 Sat, 13 Jan 1996 05:02:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.local (8.7.3/8.6.9) with SMTP id AAA23405; Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:46:37 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199601112346.AAA23405@vector.jhs.local> X-Authentication-Warning: vector.jhs.local: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Michael Smith cc: regnauld@tetard.frmug.fr.net, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A few NITS about SCSI Tapes Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. (Internet Unix & C Consultants) Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.2608126 (pending reconfig) Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ Mailer: EXMH version 1.6.5 95 12 11 In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 10 Jan 1996 20:59:16 +1030." <199601101029.UAA09177@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:46:37 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: Michael Smith > > Julian H. Stacey stands accused of saying: > > I have 3 60M drives here, of different manufacturers, > > if you want a timing test done, tell me what to do (I run current) > > (I'm picking up this conversation late) > > Likewise 8) IIRC, it was about rewind times for tape streamers. For > reference (in case someone faster hasn't given these numbers already) : > > Rewind times for a Tandberg TDC3660: 62 seconds for a DC6150, 136 seconds > for a DC6250. > > > Julian I get 62 seconds for a 45Meg tape on a wt0: type 5945C I also have a Tandberg 60M & 525M drive, but Michael Smith has beaten me to those timings above. I also have a Cipher 60M drive on another machine, I'll transfer that only if whoever's collating these numbers sees this mail & says "yes please do I need the numbers" Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/