Hi,

same for us, using about 1500 Ultrium, we got 3 completely lost tapes
(crumpled) and about 1 daily write error !

With Magstar, 1 error in last 4 years !

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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Simpson [mailto:msimpson AT UKY DOT EDU]
Sent: Tuesday,17. December 2002 15:12
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: tape length issues


At 20:44 -0500 12/16/02, Richard Sims wrote:
>There's a surprising amount of inconsistency as to the length of Ultrium
tape,
>as reported by various vendors - despite the supposed industry standard.
>HP quotes 580 meters; others 609 or 610 meters (2000 feet).

Yesterday, we had the opportunity to find out how long an Imation
Ultrium tape is, thanks to one of the drives in our 3584 library

http://jms.cc.uky.edu/Fun/ltotape.jpg

After the CE removed the tape from the drive, he also had to replace the
drive.

I just love this new technology, instead of that boring old mainframe
stuff that just worked and didn't give us challenges like this.
--


Matt Simpson --  OS/390 Support
219 McVey Hall  -- (859) 257-2900 x300
University Of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506
<mailto:msimpson AT uky DOT edu>
mainframe --   An obsolete device still used by thousands of obsolete
companies serving billions of obsolete customers and making huge obsolete
profits for their obsolete shareholders.  And this year's run twice as fast
as last year's.