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Re: [Fwd: Always have more than one tape]

Ya`akov N. Miles (ynmiles@ibm.net)
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 12:44:12 -0800

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David & Masako Bellwood wrote:
>
> No-one ever discusses the durability of backup media in the computer
> mags - but my sad experiences have led me to discard TR-x tapes after
> I've ticked their labels 40 times. That's it and out they go.
>
> David Bellwood
<snip>

BRU 2000 automatically counts the times a tape has been used, and
when it exceeds manufacturer's recommendation (150 times for .dat tape)
will complain when mounting the tape.

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Note	http://www.cheapbytes.com for (almost) free Linux & freeBSD CD-ROMs
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