[comp.misc] Magtape brand survey

ken@rochester.ARPA (SKY) (03/08/87)

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All this discussion reminds me of my experience verifying several reels
of old magtape.  I know magtapes are not all created equal.

Has anyone ever done a reliability survey of brands? If so, can you
mail me the results?  If there is no such information, I'm volunteering
to collect it.  Send me your experiences with different brands, say
something like this:

	Manufacturer: (e.g. Memorex)
	Brand: (e.g. MRX IV)
	Density you use:
	Tape length: (I don't think this matters, but just in case)
	Comments: (and rate it on a scale of 1-10)

Some indication of frequency of use would be nice, like for backup or
occasional file transfer. Also say if you want your name kept out of
the summary.

Mail me. I will post a summary to the net.

	Thanks, Ken
	ken@cs.rochester.edu
	ken@rochester.arpa
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