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From: aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Writing HP cartridge tapes on a Sun 3
Keywords: HP SUN QIC
Message-ID: <1967@stpstn.UUCP>
Date: 6 Aug 88 16:15:48 GMT
References: <614@ednor.UUCP> <63050@sun.uucp>
Reply-To: aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri)
Organization: The Stepstone Corporation, Sandy Hook, CT
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HP cartridges are indeed preformatted in some way.  Hence, you have
to get your tapes from HP.  Pop open the window on an HP tape, and
you'll see a pair of little holes (!) in the tape.  I think they have
something to do with it.

I've taken surplus HP tapes and used them in a sun, but when you do that
they are forever unusable in the HP.
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