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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
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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.

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