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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
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Subject: Re: QIC-120 tapes with dump (was Re: /proc and other questions)
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Date: 6 Feb 90 16:55:54 GMT
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From article <1990Feb5.235525.18017@metro.ucc.su.oz.au>, by gopher@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (John McQueen):
> I noticed on 6250 tape that dump gave me an estimate of .9? tapes and
> went over 1.? in the end. Another thing is the estimated time to
> completion seems to go up every time you change a tape.

I have noticed the latter phenomenon, too.  Perhaps it's figuring the wait
time while the tape is being changed into the "velocity" at which the dump
is proceeding, and gets a "too-slow" estimate...

Paul DuBois
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