Re: 8mm Tape Media (was RE: CODE/400 - TCP)

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 07:23 PM 3/25/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Dean, 
>
>IMHO 8mm is the best media you could select for an alternate IPL device
>(yeah, we've all heard about long term storage problems on 8mm, just
>like your VHS tapes at home, but are you going to be reloading a system
>or doing a release upgrade from a 10 year old 8mm tape ?).  I've
>reloaded several systems from 8mm tapes after a disk failure and (using
>a program I copy into QSYS) once the OS/400 is reinstalled I call one
>program and leave it for half a day to restore everything unattended.
>

I hate to disagree with Neil, however one of my specialties is repairing
damaged tapes.  95% of this business comes from 8mm tapes.

I think that 8mm is great.  It built my house.

In my opinion, 8mm tape is as safe as a $20 hooker, but clearly nowhere
nearly as fast.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr. - Account for Midrange-L
Barsa Consulting, LLC.  
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