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From: ehrlich@shire.cs.psu.edu (Dan Ehrlich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: mmdf-II on the PC/RT and cartridge tape compatibility
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Date: 11 Jan 89 14:05:12 GMT
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In-reply-to: stuart@io.UUCP (Stuart Freedman x3262)

In article <890@io.UUCP>, stuart@io (Stuart Freedman x3262) writes:
>Michael - I tried mailing back to you, but it didn't work, so here is my
>reply for the limited edification of the net...
>---
>I have successfully read a Sun tape on an RT cartridge drive.  Note that I
>have only tested QIC-24 Sun tapes (made with /dev/rst8).  I suspect that
>the old format (/dev/rst0) will not be compatible.  Good luck.
>
>                        Stuart

Just a note of warning.  IBM has started selling a new model streaming tape
drive that will read QIC-24 tapes but writes tapes at a density that Suns,
and any other catridge drive I have access to, won't read.  I think it is
named the 6157 Model 2.  Another good move on IBM's part.
-- 
Dan Ehrlich <ehrlich@shire.cs.psu.edu> | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are
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