Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!epiwrl!parker
From: parker@epiwrl.EPI.COM (Alan Parker)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Sun TAR (and Masscomp)
Message-ID: <2103@epiwrl.EPI.COM>
Date: 17 Mar 88 03:29:59 GMT
References: <25434@cca.CCA.COM> <342@jc3b21.UUCP>
Reply-To: parker@epiwrl.EPI.COM (Alan Parker)
Organization: Entropic Processing, Inc., Washington, DC
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In the particular case of Masscomp<->Sun cartridge tapes:   we have
found that we can read a tar cartridge tape on the Sun (3) made on the
Masscomp if the blocking factor is 20 (I think).   This seems to be
pretty reliable.   We have found that sometimes we can read tapes on the
Masscomp, made on the Sun; but it often doesn't work.   I don't
understand why it is unreliable in this direction.