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From: robert@towers.UUCP (Robert Hoquim)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Using DC6250's in an archive 2150S/E
Keywords: archive tape backup scsi qic02
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Date: 3 Aug 90 15:11:30 GMT
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dougp@ico.isc.com (Doug Pintar) writes:


>  Real time:  42:47.3  (~104800 Bytes/sec)
>  User time:      0.2
>  Sys time:       6.0

>All in all, I'm pretty impressed!  150 MB was cutting what I needed to keep
>track of daily pretty fine, but 250 should give me plenty of growth room.
>Looks like a wiener, folx!
>DLP

This sounds great but according to Archive there are 2 different heads that
have been, and are still being used in the 2150s.  If you have a model with
metal heads there are some major concers about using the new 6250, it may
work but wear on the head and tape will be excessive.  If you have the
ceramic heads all will be fine.  Now all we need to do is find out how to
tell the difference, I was unable to get that information, but was promissed
a call back today from Archive with the information.  If you have a Wangtek
5150ES all will be fine with the new 6250 tapes.

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