Re: questions about TZ88N-VA

From: Wilko Bulte From: (wb_at_freebie.xs4all.nl)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: 19 Aug 2004 19:54:17 GMT

In <cg2ruh$vje$1@online.de> helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply) writes:

>I have acquired a TZ88n-VA DLT drive. Some questions:

>Will this work in a BA-350 shelf? (I think the "VA" denotes that it
>should as far as being 8-bit etc; I suppose cooling is not an issue?)

Correct, VA is 8 bit.

>Should it work with all versions of VMS in the 7.3-1--8.2 range? What
>sort of media can it write? What sort of media can it read? (I believe

Write DLT III and IV

Read down to 2.6GB IIRC

IIRC.. its been a while.

>there are DLT-1, DLT-2, DLT-3, DLT-4 etc.) I think that even the
>smallest DLT tape will be enough for me; what do folks recommend with
>respect to a) cost and b) longevity (both of the physical tape itself as
>well as being able to read it in the future from another drive)?

Get a III or IV cartridge.

W/

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