Odd PDP-11 tape related question

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Tue Jan 13 23:44:13 2004

> On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>
> > Interesting.... BTW, the DDS1 drive I'm using is a DEC TLZ06. Any idea if
>
> Hmm, wasnt the TLZ06 a DDS2 drive? At any rate, yeah, this drive
> might very well have this "problem" .. I had it with many DDS
> drives, might even have been a TLZ in that stack... I *do* know
> I tested it with a TLZ04.
>
> > this might also be a problem with an Exabyte 8500 tape drive? It would be
>
> Cant remember... only had a 8200 at the time, and cant remember the
> results of that..
>
> --f

Thanks Fred! At least now I know I'm probably not crazy. :^/ Now to
decide if I get a TZ30 up and running, or try the Exabyte 8500. I might go
with the 8500 as it's in a SCSI box already, and I should be able to hook it
up to the /23+ without to much trouble (the /73 would require some
rewiring).

                Zane
Received on Tue Jan 13 2004 - 23:44:13 GMT