Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 08:47:14 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: lehey.pad@sni.de (Greg Lehey) Cc: peter@taronga.com, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tape drive FAQ Message-ID: <199604092317.IAA17301@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199604091516.RAA02326@nixpbe.pdb.sni.de> from "Greg Lehey" at Apr 9, 96 06:31:03 pm
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Greg Lehey stands accused of saying: > > 4. 90m DDS cartridges cost (I know this one) $5.50 each, and store 2 Aigh. Ok, so they're cheaper than I recalled 8) > 7. Advantage of QIC-xxx: in my experience, it's been more reliable. > Of course, we should mention somewhere that DDS drives need > frequent cleaning. Should also mention that cleaning tapes cost about the same as data tapes, are non-rewindable (ie. can't be abused, seem to last for 10+ cleaning cycles), and that most good DDS units will tell you when they need to be cleaned (usage, not time), and in some cases will insist on being cleaned before you can use them again, eg. the Sony units. > Greg -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[help
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