Path: utzoo!yunexus!geac!syntron!jtsv16!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!otter!tjfs From: tjfs@otter.hple.hp.com (Tim Steele) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Writing HP cartridge tapes on a Sun 3 Message-ID: <1170006@otter.hple.hp.com> Date: 19 Aug 88 12:41:13 GMT Article-I.D.: otter.1170006 References: <614@ednor.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK. Lines: 4 I gather formatting a tape requires a drive with special firmware - there's no way to do it on a standard HP drive. Tim