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- From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: DAT tapes
- Message-ID: <up66ec0@zuni.esd.sgi.com>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 06:54:19 GMT
- References: <104431@netnews.upenn.edu>
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- In <104431@netnews.upenn.edu> yates@a.chem.upenn.edu (John H. Yates) writes:
-
- | I just got an Indigo with a DAT tape. I bought an
- | audio DAT tape from Silo and made a backup.
- | Is there the same uncertainty of what one can
- | vs. should use (data grade vs. video, here audio)
- | with DAT as with 8mm, or not?
-
- Yes, the issues are similar, although in general DAT drives
- are much better at using audio grade tapes. Still, you probably
- won't get as many reuses, and they may not last as long.
-
- Since consumer DAT tapes are harder to find than 8mm video,
- and the price differential is not as great, you may want to
- consider simply staying with data grade DAT cartridges.
-
- Of course, to be official, you shouldn't do use anything other
- than data grade. Also, don't forget to clean the drive every
- 30-50 hours with a cleaning tape, and here you *do* need data
- grade cleaning cartridges; the audio ones aren't recognized
- (different hole pattern on the body).
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- Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, | Dave Olson
- because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- Maria Isabel Barreno | olson@sgi.com
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