Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:55:14 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SCSI tape back that works under FreeBSD Message-ID: <008901c17671$360f02e0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <001801c1764b$a22764c0$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
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Ted writes: > Heli-scan technology was a good thing when it came > out, but today there's DLT which is much better in > terms of reliability in a production environment. I'd use DLT if it didn't cost four times as much as DAT for both drives and media. With the light use I give my drive, and the fact that the drive reading the tape is always the same drive that wrote it, I hope not to have any problems any time soon. > When that figure starts to rise then get the tape > drive realigned before you start tossing tapes. Is realignment any cheaper than just buying a new drive? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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