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From: hurf@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Hurf Sheldon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Error count on TK50s
Summary: Put a hold on the TK70 order & try one of these.
Keywords: TK50
Message-ID: <6649@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 21 Oct 88 16:54:31 GMT
References: <654@prlhp1.prl.philips.co.uk>
Reply-To: hurf@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Hurf Sheldon)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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  Put a hold on the TK70 order & try one of these.

  
  I was about to order a tk70 to increase backup/restore speed when I happened
  on the TD Systems/Exabyte 8mm tape drive combo - cost was $4k Us$ - performance
  claims were astounding so I decided with some skepticism to try one.
  Wow. 5disk 300 meg dump took 53 mins on 1/6th of a $10 tape vs 3.5hrs on 4
  $30 tapes and now the good news - read ahead to the last file on the tape
  took 3mins vs 45 for the tk50. The error rate seems about the same, the
  controller logic & tape position take a bit longer but once it is rolling
  it is fast, and so far very reliable. Installation was the absolute easiest
  board plugin I have ever done. The VMS procedure is well documented in the
  TD manuals, I would be glad to post the Ultrix/Unix procedures.
  I will send you US vendor names if you want - UPS will put it in your
  hands in a week.
  Hurf Sheldon
  
       Hurf Sheldon       Network: hurf@ionvax.tn.cornell.edu
       Lab of Plasma Studies      Bitnet: hurf@CRNLION
       369 Upson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853  ph:607 255 7267
       I sold my Elan, got a job in science; Now, no one takes me seriously.
  
ps: I haven't tried to boot from this drive yet so you may want to hang onto
    the tk50 for distributions etc - we happen to have another system with a
    tk50 we can use.
pps;
	Tried mail to you with no luck - try sending to me directly so I
	can see a return path.

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     Hurf Sheldon			 Network: hurf@ionvax.tn.cornell.edu
     Lab of Plasma Studies		  Bitnet: hurf@CRNLION
     369 Upson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853  ph:607 255 7267
     I sold my Elan, got a job in science; Now, no one takes me seriously.