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From: karl@grebyn.COM (Karl A. Nyberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: TK-50 tape backups -- could they go faster?
Message-ID: <610@grebyn.COM>
Date: Sat, 30-May-87 17:23:23 EDT
Article-I.D.: grebyn.610
Posted: Sat May 30 17:23:23 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jun-87 05:47:50 EDT
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Organization: Grebyn Corporation; Vienna, VA
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Summary: Yeah, get Ultrix 2.0

In article <241@kosman.UUCP>, kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) writes:
> Running dump(8) on a MicroVAX, Ultrix 1.2A -- and I'm getting REAL tired
> of waiting for the tape.  The tape unit is a streamer, and the software
> is not fast enough to keep it in streaming mode, so I wait and wait and
> wait....
> 
> Is there any software anything like dump/restore that keeps up with a
> streamer, or some way to speed up (double-buffer) dump/restore enough to
> do so?

I know that's probably mindless, but apparently some significant speedup has
been made in this area in 2.0.  You can also run the dump at night, and  go
to bed...

Now, the next question is when the 2.0 that was scheduled for release 1
April is going to be delivered...

-- Karl
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