Werner,

I have not heard this.  What I have seen documented is the fact that
one cannot write the new 256-track format onto 3590 B-series tapes
(that is until they become scratch again and are automatically
reformatted with the 256-track from the beginning of the volume).


Joshua S. Bassi
Storage Management Team Lead
Dickens Services Group
jbassi AT gloryworks DOT com
(404) 386-9848