----- Original Message -----
From: Jerome Fine <jhfine_at_idirect.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 8:30 PM
Subject: Using a TK50 tape on a TK70?
> Someone who is very experienced has suggested doing a bulk erase
> on a TK50 tape and using it in a TK70 tape drive! Has anyone
> ever done so and what happened?
>
> I want to decide if a TK70 is the drive for doing backups? It is
> more than twice as fast as a TK50 and the capacity is about
> 4 times when a TK70 is used. Also, the "/VERIFY:ONLY"
> switch in BUP works very well taking less than double the
> time as a straight RESTORE.
>
> Can anyone else comment please?
Please have a look at:
http://www.netbsd.org/Library/Hardware/Machines/DEC/vax/tk50.html
cheers,
emanuel
Received on Tue Jul 20 1999 - 21:44:47 BST