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Date:      Wed, 3 Jul 1996 13:27:02 -0600
From:      Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov>
To:        cayford@idiom.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: DAT Tape
Message-ID:  <199607031927.TAA25935@gatekeeper.fsl.noaa.gov>
In-Reply-To: <31DAC081.943@idiom.com> (message from Cayford Burrell on Wed, 03 Jul 1996 11:48:33 -0700)

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>>>>> "Cayford" == Cayford Burrell <cayford@idiom.com> writes:

    Cayford> Where do I find something that tells me what settings to
    Cayford> use for the dump command for 2GB DAT Tapes?  The density
    Cayford> figures don't make sense, and I can't believe that using
    Cayford> "B 2000000" is really the right thing.

That's what I use.  Except I use all 9's.  DAT drives are modern
enough to signal end-of-tape, which dump will detect and ask for the
next tape.

-- 
Sean Kelly                          
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory    kelly@fsl.noaa.gov
Boulder Colorado USA                http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/



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