Hi John ;)
    Well.... we used to use HP Media exclusively... but have switched to
Maxell... HP seems to use KAO and "NoName" tapes when sending out patch
tapes and FOS tapes... So, I don't think there is any reason to recommend HP
media...

Funny note tho' ... I did get a RC engineer who said that the reasons I was
having with my DDS-3 drive registering the write enabled status of a
particular tape was that I wasn't using HP media... I then pointed out that
I was trying to load a Patch tape that HP had sent me... and that I couldn't
help that they had sent me a KAO tape! hehe

Art "It's Friday!!! :) " Bahrs

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Korb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 8:36 AM
Subject: [HP3000-L] Wanted: Recommendations on blank DDS3 DAT media


> In the coming weeks we will be receiving a new A500-140 system with a
> C6364A DDS3 DAT drive.  Does anyone have any preferences as to what DDS3
> media they think is the best (most reliable - price is not a concern,
> reliability is)?  If so, please pass along the brand and part number of
the
> tape you believe to be the best.
>
> Thanks!
>
> John
> PS.  The DDS3 drive will be used for SLT tapes, stores of the directory,
> occasionally trading tapes with other systems, and for backups during the
> first 6 weeks we have the system (after that the corporate data center
> types take over doing backups via 100bT network adapter)
>
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