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From: dave@mti.mti.com (Dave Stuit)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.periphs
Subject: problem w/multiple files on 8mm tape drive
Keywords: 8mm exabyte fsf vax hsc systemV
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Date: 26 Sep 90 22:12:27 GMT
Reply-To: dave@mti.UUCP (Dave Stuit)
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Organization: Micro Technology, Anaheim, CA
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(I'm posting this for a friend of a friend; the information is second-hand.
I'm trying to get more details directly from the guy with the problem; in the
meantime, i'd appreciate any help anyone can offer.)

The systems:
	VAX 8600, 8700, 6400
	all running UNIX System V, release 5.2.2
	HSC controller, 8mm tape drive

They are able to read and write single-file tapes OK.  Their problem
(apparently) is that forward-space-file operations fail.

Anybody out there have any experience with the above configuration?
I've never had problems with multiple files on 8mm tapes, but my experience
is limited to SunOS-based systems with the tape drives hanging off a SCSI
bus.

Thanks in advance...

--dave
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Dave Stuit		( dave@mti.com  or  uunet!mti!dave )
Micro Technology, 5065 E. Hunter Ave., Anaheim, CA  92807  (714)693-2396