ADSM-L

Re: LTO1 tapes in LTO3 drives

2006-03-09 09:12:31
Subject: Re: LTO1 tapes in LTO3 drives
From: Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:09:46 -0500
On Mar 9, 2006, at 9:00 AM, Nicholas Cassimatis wrote:

I believe the LTO standard has the ability to write one generation
back,
and read two generations back.  So your LTO3 drives can read the LTO1
tapes, but can't write to them.

Nicholas - Exactly right.  Ref: Q12 at http://www.lto.org/newsite/
html/about_faqs.html

  Richard Sims   http://people.bu.edu/rbs

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