>
> We have been using them since 6/25.  We have 300 3M K tapes.  No prolems
> at all.  We paid around $60/each, including labeling and initialization,
> although the vendor did properly label then internally for AIX/ADSM, as I
> had to label them all.
>
> Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
> VM Systems Programmer
> UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
> ADSM Administrator
> (tkssteve AT buffalo DOT edu | (716)645-3564 | 
> http://ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu/~tkssteve)
>

Hi Steve,

We are also looking into the K tapes.  Can the 3590-E1A drives with Extended
Media Support r/w both the old J tapes and the Extended Length K tapes?  Can
I use both kind of tapes or do I have to replace all 1000 J tapes with K
tapes?


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 Eliza Lau
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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
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