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Subject: RE: Standalone backup v4.1
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Date: Tue, 5-Mar-85 22:33:24 EST
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From: Ronald A. Jarrell 


Have you considerd tape drive hardware problems?  That sounds a little flaky
to me. Could be something as simple as the read gain isn't up as far as
it should be.. (or the write, they're independent.)  Or, even on a new drive,
the heads may well be dirty enough to screw you up.

-Ron