Therm-O-Link wrote:
>
> I recently had a technical support person from a backup software
> company tell me not to use 120M tapes in our DDS-2 drive because
> of wear and tear problems caused to the drive by the tapes!?!
>
> Has anyone else heard anything like this?
>
> Jim Phillips                            Manager of Information Systems
> E-Mail: [log in to unmask]      Therm-O-Link, Inc.
> Phone: (330) 527-2124                   P. O. Box 285
>   Fax: (330) 527-2123                   Garrettsville, Ohio  44231

We have replaced our dds2 five times in the last 18 months and continue
to have problems with 120m tapes. Never have a problem with 90m tapes.

HP do you have an answer ???