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From: Palle Girgensohn <girgen@partitur.se>
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To: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>
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Subject: Re: cannot mt retension (seagate python)
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"Louis A. Mamakos" wrote:
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> I used to use an Archive (subsequently bought by Seagate) Python DAT
> drive.  Could it be a DDS-2 drive?  In any case, if it is a DAT drive,

DDS-2 it is. Sorry for the confusion!

> then ceratinly Greg's comment applies: it doesn't do retensioning.

Hmm... my tapes sometimes jam. I though a retension would help, but I guess I have to calculate on a certain amount of failure.

Thanks for your input.

/Palle


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