Chris Bartram writes:

>It may depend on the type of tape drive.. the old hpib dds drive in our 922lx
>test system gets stuck regularly... we have to open the cabinet, open the top
>of the tape drive, and manually wind the gears til the tape pops out. Needless
>to say, we avoid using that tape drive whenever possible.
>
>(it's an old HPC1501A. Avoid them if you can!)

Bingo!  That's my baby!  We have a series 948 with the C1501A drive.
But this is the only the second time in three years that we've had
a tape stuck in it; although this will be the third time that the
drive has been completely replaced.

Jim "Waiting For HP To Show UP" Phillips :-(