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Re: 120M Tapes In DDS-2 -Reply
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Mark Landin <[log in to unmask]>
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Mark Landin <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 6 Mar 1998 16:16:38 GMT
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On Thu, 5 Mar 1998 13:31:41 -0700, John Clogg <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Never heard anything of the sort.  Besides, if you are using media
>approved by the mfr and have a support agreement, who cares?

Because a support agreement won't help get the data off of a bad tape
written to by a worn tape mechanism. Sure, you can get the drive
replaced, but the data you wrote before then may be lost.

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Mark Landin
UNIX Sys. Admin, T. D. Williamson, Inc. (Standard disclaimer applies)
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"Before anyone passes judgment ... remember, we *are* in
the Arctic" .. Fox Mulder (prior to a physical exam)

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