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From: jbayer@ispi.COM (Jonathan Bayer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Using DC6250's in an archive 2150S/E
Keywords: archive tape backup scsi qic02
Message-ID: <1659@ispi.COM>
Date: 31 Jul 90 12:03:27 GMT
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howardl@wb3ffv.ampr.org ( WB3FFV) writes:


>   Hello,

>I was wondering if anybody has tried to use the 3M DC6250 cartridges in
>the Archive 2150S or the 2150E tape backups.  I know that you are suppose
>to be able to get 250 megabytes backed up on the 6250 tapes, and wanted to 
>know what good or bad experiences anyone else has had with the above 
>drive/tape combinations.  I assume the 6250 should work fine in the 2150E, 
>but I am not sure if there are any strange quirks in the SCSI based version.


It will depend on how long you have had the tape drive.  I can't speak
for Archive, but Wangtek drives can sometimes support the 6250 tape.  I
spoke to Wangtek directly, and they told me that when the new 6250 tapes
were being designed/introduced they (Wangtek) redesigned their 150 meg
tape drives to support the new tape.  This tells me that there is
something different about these tapes.  I would suspect that the same
problem (whatever it is) will exist with the Archive.


JB
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