From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id a4becbe6 for ; Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:45:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id EB4A89C61E; Tue, 26 Nov 2019 03:45:33 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B63893D74; Tue, 26 Nov 2019 03:45:18 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1E75C93D74; Tue, 26 Nov 2019 03:45:16 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mcvoy.com (mcvoy.com [192.169.23.250]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C8EB393D71 for ; Tue, 26 Nov 2019 03:45:15 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mcvoy.com (Postfix, from userid 3546) id 8A62C35E0B8; Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:45:15 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:45:15 -0800 From: Larry McVoy To: Arthur Krewat Message-ID: <20191125174515.GY18200@mcvoy.com> References: <20191124225239.GG18200@mcvoy.com> <20191125032404.GM18200@mcvoy.com> <0a6fb097-fe79-1633-0205-1c45f0a56953@bitsavers.org> <96b55e5e-4b05-f7b7-c2ae-efdae7c18b2f@kilonet.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <96b55e5e-4b05-f7b7-c2ae-efdae7c18b2f@kilonet.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) Subject: Re: [TUHS] Someone wants to use an exabyte X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 12:40:22PM -0500, Arthur Krewat wrote: > PS: DAT 4mm tape drives, especially whatever Sun was using, were awful. It's no secret that I enjoyed my years at Sun, but I can't defend these drives, I had the same experience. When I look back on it, the only tapes that I remember being reliable where the 9 track reel to reel and the QIC-150. Once it got to GB sized tapes, everything seemed like crap.