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From: bala@Synopsys.COM (Bala Vasireddi)
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Subject: Apollo 1/4" tape drives vs Sun 1/4" tape drives
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Date: 15 Mar 91 23:25:33 GMT
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Can anybody tell me if the 1/4" tar tapes made on Suns (QIC-24) should be 
readable on Apollo 1/4" tape drives?

In our case we are having mixed success reading the Sun tapes on Apollos.
In somecases we are able to successfully read the Sun tapes on DN4000 and
DN4500's only, but not on our DN10k's. All our Apollos are running SR10.1 and 
above.

 *  Does anybody have any experience in this regard? 

 *  Does Apollo claim that their tape drives and tar are compatible with 
    other Unix (Sun) systems in anyway?

 *  Is there anyway we can successfully be able to read the same tape on 
    both Apollo and Sun architectures?

We are trying to release our product on a single tape that should be readable
on the Apollo and Sun architectures. Is this possible?

Any experiences or advice is appreciated.

Thanks.

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