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From: MOHRINGJ%ESVAX@dupont.COM
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Subject: RE: Exabyte media
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Date: 14 Nov 90 18:39:00 GMT
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AS Peter Jaspers-Fayer in Message-ID:  <9011141008.aa15706@VGR.BRL.MIL>
writes;

>We use Sony MP tapes exclusively. We have NEVER experienced any media problems.
So there ! :-)  

	We also used (before I found data Cert.)  without any "unrecoverable"
errors.  Now I use the DATA Cert. for my backups but I still use the MP's for
backing up files and user accounts. (data Cert. are 3X's the cost.)  One thing
I have always done, which I haven't seen mentioned here is a "mt ret" before
I use ANY tape.  This command runs the tape to the end and rewinds it, putting
unifrom tension on the tape.  It takes a few minutes, but what I've seen
reported here, appears to be worth it.

Jim Mohring
DuPont Experimental Station
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