From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Jorge R . Csapo" Subject: Re: _Old_ tape drive type. Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:08:41 -0200 Sender: linux-tape-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20021105090837.A21709@completo.com.br> References: <1036491396.2514.45.camel@zebra.vil.ite.mee.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1036491396.2514.45.camel@zebra.vil.ite.mee.com>; from paul.furness@vil.ite.mee.com on Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 10:16:36AM +0000 List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: Paul Furness Cc: Linux-Administration , linux-tape@vger.kernel.org I remember using something very similar to what you describe 10 years a= go. They were called streamer tapes. Until 3 years ago my former employer still = had the tape drives (they were in some very old servers they couldn't find anyo= ne to buy). HTH Jorge assim falou Paul Furness (em 05/11/2002): > Hi. >=20 > I'm wondering if someone can help me with an identification problem. > This is not strictly a linux specific problem, but there is so much > accumulated knowledge and experience on these mailing lists that I > figure someone might know this. Besides, I need to use linux to solve > the problem once the hardware is ID'd. Anyhow, here's the problem: >=20 > I've just been handed a stack of very old tapes with some data on tha= t, > apparently "...would be worth getting back if at all possible." >=20 > The tapes are all the same physical size (6 inches by 4 inches by 5/8 > inch thick), and may be all the same capacity. some of them are 3M > tapes, type number DC6150 (marked as 150MB) and DC600A (marked as 60M= B). > Some of the others came from British Telecom and are labeled as DC600= HC > but don't state a capacity. They are all marked as being 620ft log. >=20 > I've never seen or used tapes like these, and I know we have no drive > here that will take them. But in order to try and get hold of a drive > that will read them, I need to know what I'm looking for. >=20 > All I have manged to get so far for web searches is that they are > _possibly_ QIC tapes, and that they might go in a 5.25 tape drive, bu= t > I'm not really any nearer knowing the make/model of tape drive or whe= re > I might get one. >=20 > Anyone remember using these and know what type of drive I need? Faili= ng > that, do you know someone who might be able to tell me? I know that t= hey > were used by Reading (UK) University for backups and data distributio= n > and I think they are probably about 8-10 years old, although they cou= ld > be a lot older. This data is some of the original material that was u= sed > when MPEG-1 was being created. >=20 > Any and all pointers would be appreciated. >=20 > Thanks. >=20 > Paul. >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Paul Furness >=20 > Systems Manager >=20 > Steepness is an illusion caused by flat things leaning over. >=20 > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin= " in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html --=20 Jorge R. Csapo -------------------------------------------------- /"\ \ /=FF CAMPANHA DA FITA ASCII - CONTRA MAIL HTML X=FF=FF ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN - AGAINST HTML MAIL / \ -------------------------------------------------- Jorge R. Csapo http://www.completo.com.br/~jorge =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available. On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge.=20 --Peter J. Schoenster - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tape" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html