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From: rjn@hpfcmp.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: sun 3 streaming tape
Message-ID: <1010003@hpfcmp.HP.COM>
Date: Tue, 14-Apr-87 22:44:48 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 14 22:44:48 1987
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re: "I've got a couple brand new HP streaming tapes that seem to work just
      fine in a sun3 drive.  They say "600 FT" on them.  Can anybody give me
      an idea on just how much I can expect tar to fit on one of these guys?
      Can anyone confirm my suspicion that these tapes will be just as
      readable on a sun2?"

I can't answer your sun2 question, but I can tell you:

* If these tapes are HP 88140L/LC tapes, when you write on them with the
  SUN, you destroy preformatted blocks (keys).  The tapes are then unusable
  in HP tape drives, as only 3M (the original tape vendor) is equipped to
  write keys.

* HP and SUN use different track and data formats.  You may be able to
  move tapes between SUNs, but not between SUNs and HPs.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland                                            3404 East Harmony Road
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