Thanks all for your input.

As it turns out, our office's label maker can do bar codes that are readable by 
my library, so I just had to choose type "39" bar codes, then make them 
whatever I felt like. I went with "A001" through "A029".

I would still consider $50 for a sheet of 100 to be a complete rip-off, since I 
do not require globally unique tape labels, and I honestly don't see any other 
reason why they might cost that much.

WAB



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda 
DOT org] On Behalf Of Chris Hoogendyk
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 1:45 PM
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: Re: LTO Tape Bar Codes...




Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote:
> Greetings Amanda users,
>
> Somewhat off-topic since it concerns hardware, but, hey, it's still a
> backup/archive question... 
>
> Does anybody know of a utility which allows me to print my own LTO3 bar
> code labels? Man, these things are a RIP-OFF to buy! One sheet of 20
> stickers, like $70!
>   

Sounds like a rip-off. Are you getting custom labels?

Insight Public Sector has prices of about $50 for sheets of 100, and $98 
for sheets of 200. They are probably just a bit higher than that for 
those who are not public sector.


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  c/ /'_ --- Biology & Geology Departments
 (*) \(*) -- 140 Morrill Science Center
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<hoogendyk AT bio.umass DOT edu>

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