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- From: olson@zuni.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: 8mm tape drive - how to store 4.5GB
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- Date: 12 Dec 92 09:12:22 GMT
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- In <1992Dec10.132201.27325@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> atul@sgi1.fels.temple.edu (Atul Kumar) writes:
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- | I have an 8mm tape drive on my sgi box. The tapes store only 2.5 GB (in tar
- | format) although it says on the tape 4.5 GB. Could somebody suggest a way to
- | increase capacity (if its possible).
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- Sounds like the tapes you have list the capacity if used on an 8500, but
- you have an 8200, or have an 8500, but are writing in 8200 mode.
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- See what 'mt stat' reports.
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- Dave Olson (olson@sgi.com)
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