From: "Robert Comer" 

> How do you know QIC lasts that long, is there some way to monitor the
number
> of reread errors?

Yep, we get all the stats on the 400. Reread errors (or even rewrite)
errors aren't bad unless they are excessive enough to have a total dropout.
I don't even look at them unless the 400 starts saying the tape drive needs
cleaned more often.

Just looked at the tape I just did the weekend save with, 179 uses.

As for my DDS tapes, I get a little more use out of them than you do, but I
push it a bit until I get errors with them. (They are less critical than my
AS/400 tapes.)

- Bob Comer



"Geo."  wrote in message
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> I haven't tried QIC but I have used DAT and DLT.
>
> How do you know QIC lasts that long, is there some way to monitor the
number
> of reread errors?
>
> Geo.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e595b1b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Large format QIC (currently MLR3 tape drives) work quite a long time,
I've
> > gone over 100 uses easily on most of them.
> >
> > And the old 9-track reel tapes were about the same...
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e595274$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e590117$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > Tapes are good for about 25 uses then they are worthless..
> > > >
> > > > Depends on the kind tape...
> > >
> > > I've not used a tape that was reliable much beyond 25 uses.
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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