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From: bgeer@javelin.es.com (Bob Geer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: CMS 60/120MB tape drives
Message-ID: <1991Feb13.151150.23842@javelin.es.com>
Date: 13 Feb 91 15:11:50 GMT
References: <26853@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> <1991Feb12.190023.15287@javelin.es.com> <30530@shamash.cdc.com>
Reply-To: bgeer%javelin@dsd.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah
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mpe@shamash.cdc.com (Mike Ebsen) writes:
>I love your review of the CMS tape archive unit.  Could you also comment
>on any possibility of writing UNIX tar tapes directly from the MS-DOS 
>shell.  I would like to backup files on my home PC and read the TAR tape
>at work on my favorite workstation (like SUN, MIPS, Apollo...).  Thank you.

Thanks for the complement...the CMS DJ10 uses the small format (2"x3")
tape cartridges - I can't remember the official QIC designation.  I
don't know whether this tape format is used on workstations; all I've
seen used is the larger format (4"x5") QIC-24.  A call to CMS may get
you the answer - their #:  voice:(303)669-8000  fax:(303)667-0921
They are located in Loveland, Colorado.
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