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From: doug@tci.bell-atl.com (Doug Mildram)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Mountain (or other 8mm tape) users: thumbs up or down?
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Date: 14 Dec 89 21:57:40 GMT
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Organization: Technology Concepts, Inc.  Sudbury Mass.
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Any DECstation users out there who have (8mm) Mountain FileSafe 2100D 
(exabyte) tape drives, and care to comment in any way about them?

Personally I'd get a 4mm but my boss wants something "blessed" by DEC.
What he really wants is something that can be fixed overnight, so 
(since at this time I don't see any 8mm/4mm drives available for svce 
contract) I must convince him that cross-country express replace/repair
is the best we can do.

Any other 8mm/4mm comments gratefully accepted.  I'm aware that 4mm
seems the way of the future, with faster seek times.

Any comments in general about Mountain service also gratefully accepted.
thanks...
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Doug Mildram 	  Technology Concepts Inc.
40 Tall Pine Dr.  uucp:	{anywhere}!uunet!tci!doug, doug@tci.bell-atl.com
Sudbury MA 01776  (508) 443-7311 x273