Re: Need information about DAT drives

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From: Reinhold J. Gerharz
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 1996 00:00

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amk@ba0024.ba.ford.com (amk) wrote:

>David Lerner (zetan@cpcug.org) wrote:
>: In article <4t83n8$8i9@umbc7.umbc.edu>, hybl@umbc.edu (Dr. Albert Hybl) wrote:
>: >
>: [snip]
>: > How do 4mm DAT drives compare with 8mm models (like Exabyte)?
>: >
>: > How reliable are these devices?
>: >
>: > Does the Linux kernel support a device driver for these DAT drives?
>: > What Linux compatible software can be used for creating backups?
>: >

>Before using 8mm, we used native HP DAT drives that were shipped with our boxes.
>We recently moved to 8mm because of a HUGE increase in online capacity and quite
>frankly I do not want to go back to 4mm.  Not that they are/were unreliable, but
>there is no comparision in throughput.  8mm are FASTER than 4mm with more capacity
>per tape.  However, the 8mm Exabytes that we use require far more frequent cleanings
>than the 4mm.


Just out of curiosity, did you consider Digital Linear Tape? If so,
what was your opinion of it?

Thanks,
RG

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From: rgerharz@erols.com (Reinhold J. Gerharz)
Subject: Re: Need information about DAT drives
Date: 1996/08/09
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