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- From: cbm@stiatl.salestech.com (Chris Medders)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: Need info on tape backups & copying from tapes to floppy's
- Summary: Need info about tape cartridges and copying from tape to floppy
- Keywords: tape, backup
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.172717.18461@stiatl.salestech.com>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 17:27:17 GMT
- Organization: Sales Technologies, Inc.
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- Howdy ! I was hoping that you might be able to answer some questions I have
- about unloading data from a backup tape to floppies. My uncle owns a travel
- agency and utilizes name lists for fliers, mailings, etc.. The place he
- receives these lists from in Florida used to send the data via floppy disks;
- they are now going to send the data via tape and I need to give him advice on
- what to do next. He informed me that the tape he will be receiving the data on
- is: 1/4" cartridge, 600' length, 12,500 ftpi, 550 HCI. I spoke with a friend
- of mine and showed him these specs - he had a SONY 1/4" cartridge tape that was
- 600' long and was 12,500 ftpi; however, it did not mention anything about 550
- HCI. Also, something my friend mentioned to me was that I needed to know what
- type of software was used to create the tape since I would need to use the same
- software to unload the data to floppies. I sincerely appreciate any replies
- I receive - answers to any of these questions or adding any other questions
- that I should be asking would be helpful. Unfortunately, I need to let my
- uncle know what to do/buy/etc.. before Friday (9/11) afternoon since he must
- UPS some tapes to this information house in Florida later that day. Thanks !!
- -Chris
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