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- Path: sparky!uunet!vivanet!daw
- From: daw@vivanet.UUCP (David Wolf)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
- Subject: Re: Reading 60MB tapes on a 150MB drive?
- Keywords: Cartridge, Tape
- Message-ID: <23@vivanet.UUCP>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 22:55:55 GMT
- References: <16@thomson.UUCP>
- Reply-To: daw@vivanet.UUCP (David Wolf)
- Organization: VIVATRON Corporation
- Lines: 19
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- In article <16@thomson.UUCP> sat@thomson.UUCP (Scott Thomson) writes:
- >I have a Wangtek 5150 cartridge tape drive. It can read and write
- >150MB and 250MB tapes. I was wondering if it can read 60MB tapes?
- >I know it will not write 60MB tapes, but will it read them?
- >
- >Specifically, I would like to get the tape upgrade kit for SCO ODT 2.0
- >but I don't know what tape format it is sent on. I am assuming 60MB tape
- >and that most 1/4 inch cartridge tape drives can read 60MB tapes. However,
- >I just don't know for sure.
- >
- YES, larger tape drive do read the lower capacity tapes. SCO ODT 2.0 tapes
- can be read in your new tape drive.
-
- David Wolf
- VIVATRON Corporation Voice: 800-836-UNIX
- Rochester, New York, USA Fax: 716-272-7627
- SCO Advanced Product Center email: uunet!vivanet!daw
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