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Re: 25GB tape

On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 rob@dekko.com wrote:
>
> I just got off the phone with IBM.  Scott you are not using the 'old' 2gb
> tapes that worked in the old 2gb tape drive.  There is definitely a
> difference.  The IBM guy mentioned these MLR1 and basically they're a
> shorter tape, etc.  I wonder if you can read those in the old 2gb tape
> drives?

I never claimed to be using the "old" 2gb tapes.   And no, the old *QIC2GB
drives cannot read the MLR1 tapes. (already tried)

>
> Because if I take the old 2.5 gb tapes there is no way I can initialize
> those.  I tried *QIC2GB, *CTGTYPE and ended up with CPF6763.  I read the
> help and tried *QIC2DC but that resulted in CPD0084.  Which says that the
> help is full of reindeer droppings.
>

I hear reindeer droppings are magical...

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