Based on our experiences, we are going to evaluate migrating away from
DAT drives (we are replacing two more tonight).  DLTs seem to be the
logical next step, but if someone has experience with other media, I
would appreciate hearing about that too.

We are replacing just too many DAT drives; a lot of the drives that do
work don't read tapes created on other drives; and with HP doubling
their after-hours rate from $900 to $1,800, we have to do something
different.

Phil Anthony
Director, System Resources
United Video Satellite Group

918.488.4059
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simonsen, Larry [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 1998 10:18 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Dat Drives
>
> Seems that with the reliability of the DAT tape drives and if you have
> multiple systems transferring data the reliability (which we have come
> to expect from a HP system) is fails miserably at the backup state.
> We are getting ready to install a 3000-918LX in Australia needing to
> transfer occasionally data from the states to there and back.
> Should we buy DLT and not DAT drives?