Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!csn!alumni.colorado.edu!wouk From: wouk@alumni.colorado.edu (Arthur Wouk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1 Subject: floppy tape drive Summary: what tapes? Message-ID: <1991Mar6.005943.20629@csn.org> Date: 6 Mar 91 00:59:43 GMT Sender: news@csn.org (news) Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 12 Nntp-Posting-Host: alumni.colorado.edu i have recently acquired a tape backup system for my 3b1 and have two questions: 1) the system came with release 1.0 of the software. are there any known problems with that software and/or are there any updates? 2) the manual suggests 3m dc 600a tapes or equivalent. have any tapes caused consistent problems in this use? is there any classification of good or bad tapes? -- arthur wouk internet: wouk@cs.colorado.edu