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From: laplant@engr.wisc.edu (dave laplant)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: 8mm tape length for dump
Summary: size and density to specify for a 8mm tape drive
Message-ID: <111@engr.wisc.edu>
Date: 11 Aug 89 13:22:39 GMT
References: <412@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> <18999@mimsy.UUCP>
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In article <18999@mimsy.UUCP>, chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
> In article <412@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> fuhrman@b.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu
> (Cris Fuhrman) writes:
> >Can anyone tell me what the length for an 8mm tape drive is
> >while using dump in SUN OS 3.5?
> 
> No.
> 
yes.

according to the documentation i receive with our 8 mm tape drive, the tape
is 346 feet long and has density of 4.4 megabits per inch. HOWEVER, the
density is higher than dump can handle, and they recommend using a size
of 6000 and a density of 54,000. this will specify the correct size.

-dave laplant (laplant@engr.wisc.edu)