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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?


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