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From: ken@maxepr.UUCP (Ken Brassler)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: 3b1 tape cartdrige
Message-ID: <492@maxepr.UUCP>
Date: 17 Feb 88 23:01:45 GMT
References: <389@pcbox.UUCP>
Reply-To: ken@maxepr.UUCP (Ken Brassler)
Organization: Brassler Engineering Co., Mill Valley, CA
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In article <389@pcbox.UUCP> pjc@pcbox.UUCP (Paul J. Condie) writes:
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>My question is .... can a 3b2 read a 3b1 backup tape  (cpio format).

The tape drive manual says yes, provided that you create the backup
in 3b2 format on the 3b1.

3b2 format simply means that you use cpio (actually 'tapecpio') in
the normal manner to create a single backup "set" on one or more
tapes.

3b1 format uses a UA script to pack several separate backups on a
single tape cartridge. A 3b2 can't read this.

Of course this assumes that your 3b2 is using the same tape drive
mechanism that is supplied for the 3b1. This was true 2 years ago
when I bought my 3b1 unit.

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Ken Brassler {ihnp4|qantel|pyramid|lll-crg}!pacbell!maxepr!ken