Well if you have the budget, you can use a Fujitsu M2488 drive (3490E
cassette that can hold 1.5 Gbytes) for less than $4,000.

Jean
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Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Tape cartridge question


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> Sounds like Todd is dealing with an IBM vendor.  As I recall, they don't
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> DDS.  As far as I know, anyway.
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> Jean Huot <[log in to unmask]> on 06/22/2000 03:06:46 PM
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> Please respond to Jean Huot <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject:  Re: Tape cartridge question
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> Why don't you use FTP or DDS cartridges?
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> Jean
> Northern Credit Bureaus Inc.
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> From: "Matteson, Todd" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 1:42 PM
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Tape cartridge question
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> > A vendor that I transfer data with, has made a decision to drop the
> > reel-to-reel tapes that we currently use to swap data between our
> systems.
> > The only alternative available (published at this time for a 9/1/00
> > implementation date), is 18 track data cartridges.  Anyone taken data
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> > 16 track data cartridge and transported it to an HP3000 and how did you
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> > it?  Are 18 track data cartridges available on the HP3000, and, of a
> > standard format between many different systems?
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> > Hopefully, they'll give us more options later before 9/1/00 (ie. e-mail,
> > dial-in access, FTP).  The site that I'm working with doesn't have a
high
> > speed connection to the internet.  Data files can get rather large and
> > transferring 10MB files on a dial up could be rather relaxing work.
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> > Todd Matteson
> > Business Application Manager
> > Huffy Service First
> > 8521 Gander Creek Drive
> > Miamisburg, OH 45342
> > E-Mail:[log in to unmask]
> > Phone:(937) 436-5141
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