Howdy,

In these days XOVER might well be a viable solution.  We tried it
back in 1994 or so.  The first thing it did was break, but
Bearing responded well and we had a fix in good time.  Only
problem was it would not support data compression on
DDS-1 drives.  We were migrating stuff from 9 track 1/2 inch
to DAT.  Without compression, tapebuf etc the speed and
amount of tape used..............well we just got another disc
drive and vectored everything through the 947.  DDS-2 and
later drives should not create this problem.

Jim (dessicated) Trudeau

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Santucci [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 1998 11:41 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Plea for XOVER (was: Re: Speaking of DDS horror stories....)
>
> First Cecile Chi:
> > A good way to "create a duplicate set of backup tapes"
> > might be to get Stan Sieler's XOVER from Bering Technology.
> > That lets you copy a STORE tape (even between different types
> > of tape drives).
>
> Then Evan Rudderow:
> > I contacted Bering, unfortuantely they no longer sell XOVER.  Is there
> > an alternate source?
>
> Cecile again:
> > If Bering no longer sells XOVER, Stan Sieler is your best hope,
> > since he wrote it.
>
> So Stan, can you provide any info or software or hope to those of us who
> need a solution like this?
>
> Begging,
> Patrick
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> Patrick Santucci
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