[comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt] IBM 6157-002 Tape Drive Blues

ehrlich@cs.psu.edu (Daniel Ehrlich) (02/04/90)

In article <4861.25c74bb6@uwovax.uwo.ca> 35002_3025@uwovax.uwo.ca writes:

35002> At work we use IBM RT's to run the Universe emulation a Pick database system.
35002> Recently, we made what we were made to believe was a ascii dump onto a
35002> 1/4 inch tape on a 6157-002 from a Unverse application.  We have found that
35002> others can not read this format, although if we dump to a 1/2 inch drive
35002> from a Dicken's scsi interface, it can be read by other systems.  Does anyone
35002> have any ideas as to what to do?

Are you trying to read the tape on a different 1/4" tape drive?  If so be
aware that the 6157-002 writes tapes such that they will hold 120Mb each.  I
forget what the QIC number is for this format.  The 6157-002 will read both
60Mb and 120Mb formats but will only write the 120Mb format.


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