Xref: utzoo comp.sys.hp:1298 comp.unix.questions:10443 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!rochester!cornell!uw-beaver!blake!ogccse!littlei!uunet!mmlai!burzio From: burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Anthony Burzio) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Pre-formatted tapes for HP drives Summary: HP tapes Keywords: tape drive Message-ID: <469@mmlai.UUCP> Date: 1 Dec 88 15:11:29 GMT References: <274@istsists.ca> Organization: Martin Marietta Labs, Baltimore, MD Lines: 19 In article <274@istsists.ca>, mathieu@ists.yorku.ca (Pierre Mathieu) writes: > Here are a couple of questions about HP tape drives. > Question 1) Is it possible to load tapes into this drive that > are not pre-formatted and format them from HP-UX? Not possible. HP uses a backwards file system. > Question 2) If it is not possible, then does anybody know if other > companies than HP make these pre-formatted tapes? Try MISCO at (800)631-2227 and ask for part number 6319. For small quantities, the price is $30.19 per tape. They also have a very nice cartridge organizer to hold 10 of the tapes neatly ($11.65 part #LF6324)... I got overnight delivery of the tapes. ************************************************************************** Tony Burzio * My HP computer is too fast. I can't use my Martin Marietta Labs * VAXen any more cause I'm spoiled... **************************************************************************