Other than the fact it "goes away" with 6.5, I think the SCSIDDS utility of
sysdiag prints this out -- I seem to recall seeing the "tape load count" as
one of the output lines.  [and yes, this would be on an HP3000!]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Art Bahrs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>
> Hi All :)
>     Time for another "What the???" Question...
>
>     I found the following on HP.com and wondered if this is
> something done
> by all HP tape drives or just certain models?  Of course the obvious
> question would be: Can we read, from a tape, how often said
> tape has been
> used?
>
> HP Storage Media - How Many Times Can I Re-use A Tape?
>
> QUESTION: How many times can I re-use a tape?
>
> ANSWER: The tape drive logs how many times the tape has been
> used during the
> eject process. Your application should read this count from
> the tape log and
> refuse to accept the tape after 99 uses. We recommend that
> regularly used
> tapes should be replaced annually as a precaution.
>
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> Thanks,
> Art "hmmm.... I wonder???" Bahrs
>