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From: root@sgzh.uucp (Bruno Pape)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: 3.3.1, qic 24, 600 ft. tapes, and distcp
Message-ID: <1990Sep24.163011.5420@sgzh.uucp>
Date: 24 Sep 90 16:30:11 GMT
References: <1990Sep23.115728.3955@sgzh.uucp>
Reply-To: root%sgzh.uucp@uunet.uu.net (Bruno Pape)
Organization: Silicon Graphics S.A., Zuerich, Switzerland
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In article <1990Sep23.115728.3955@sgzh.uucp> I wrote:
>
>Hello Magnetic Media types,
>
>I was planning on making some copies of my 3.3.1 tape to ship out
>to some people who need it.  But I seem to have run into a small
>problem.  It seems that 3.3.1 is slightly less than 70MB which is
>somewhat greater than the 60MB I can write on a 600 ft. tape in
>qic 24 format.  Am I missing something or is 3.3.1 on a 700 foot
>tape.
>
>Thanks for any insight,
>
>Bruno
>

Thanks to all who answered my plea.  As they said using dd it comes
to only 60.77MB so it looks like everything will be fine.

Thanks again,

Bruno