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From: cazier@mbunix.mitre.org (Cazier)
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Subject: portability of tar tapes
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Date: 6 Jul 90 14:13:20 GMT
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From: cazier@mbunix.mitre.org (Cazier)

How portable are tar tapes from one machine to another. My experience
has been that tar within a vendor's site is portable but to try to
carry a tar 1/4" tape from one vendor to another --- that's another story.

The only thing I've had luck with is 1600 bpi reel tapes written in cpio -
which is definitely not friendly to the casual user.

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