paul@gem.stack.urc.tue.nl (Paul Derks) (06/18/91)
A little question for all the tape experts out there. I have tried using a DC6250 tape in my 60 MB Wangtek streamer and this worked flawlessly (100MB on one tape). In the packaging of a DC6525 tape (1000ft, 525MB) there is a little note which says that using this tape in a lower density drive may cause excesive tape wear. This note is NOT included with DC6250 (1000ft, 250MB) tapes. My question is: does the DC6250 tape cause excesive wear and how serious is this? (I only use the tape drive about once a week) Thanks in advance. Paul Derks
rcstack@rwb.urc.tue.nl (Paul Derks) (06/19/91)
A little question for all the tape experts out there. I have tried using a DC6250 tape in my 60 MB Wangtek streamer and this worked flawlessly (100MB on one tape). In the packaging of a DC6525 tape (1000ft, 525MB) there is a little note which says that using this tape in a lower density drive may cause excesive tape wear. This note is NOT included with DC6250 (1000ft, 250MB) tapes. My question is: does the DC6250 tape cause excesive wear in a 60 MB tape drive and how serious is this? (I only use the tape drive about once a week) Thanks in advance. Paul Derks -- ============================================================================= Email: Internet: rcstack@urc.tue.nl Bitnet: rcstack1@heitue5 Computer Association STACK, Computing Centre RC 1.82, Eindhoven University of Technology, POBox 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Holland.