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From: john@x.UUCP (John Woods)
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Subject: Re: tape test program wanted
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Date: Fri, 3-May-85 12:32:56 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  3 12:32:56 1985
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> does anyone have a tape test program for use under Unix, preferably
> 4.2? I have a VERY SIMPLE program that writes until a hard error,
> rewinds, and reads until a hard error, reporting back how much of the
> tape is usable up to the first error. Something better would be nice.
> david parter
> UWisc Systems Lab

The computer I run at MIT once got a tremendous load of used tapes, so we
devised a simple tape tester which you will likely find useful.  It also
does multiple passes to check those interrecord gap areas, too!  I will
mail it to the original poster, and to anyone else who sends me mail asking
for it.

Please direct mail to:  {lots of places such as decvax!frog!, genrad!, ihnp4!}
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