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In article <0sBuRB1w164w@uuisis.isis.org> Douglas Murray,
ve2ura@uuisis.isis.org writes:
>I would like to know if anyone has had experience (good or bad) in using 
>some other make of 8mm instead of the Exabyte ones.  I am planning a
bulk 
>purchase of about 500 tapes and although I could by something like one
of 
>each, I would still be curious about anyones findings on this.

I used Sony consumer tapes for two years, and thought everything was
fine, then the unit slowly started accumulating errors. I sent it in for
service, and the heads were badly scummed. I have been using Exabyte
tapes since, and using an Exabyte head cleaning tape periodically. I'm
not sure that this will keep me from having the problem again in 2 years,
but since service is expensive and inconvenient, I'd recommend the
Exabyte.

Jeff E Mandel MD MS
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA

mandel@vax.anes.tulane.edu