Hi, same for us, using about 1500 Ultrium, we got 3 completely lost tapes (crumpled) and about 1 daily write error !
With Magstar, 1 error in last 4 years ! René LAMBELET NESTEC SA GLOBE - Global Business Excellence Central Support Center Information Technology Av. Nestlé 55 CH-1800 Vevey (Switzerland) tél +41 (0)21 924 35 43 fax +41 (0)21 703 30 17 local UBS-Nestec, Bussigny mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. -----Original Message----- From: Matt Simpson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday,17. December 2002 15:12 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: tape length issues At 20:44 -0500 12/16/02, Richard Sims wrote: >There's a surprising amount of inconsistency as to the length of Ultrium tape, >as reported by various vendors - despite the supposed industry standard. >HP quotes 580 meters; others 609 or 610 meters (2000 feet). Yesterday, we had the opportunity to find out how long an Imation Ultrium tape is, thanks to one of the drives in our 3584 library http://jms.cc.uky.edu/Fun/ltotape.jpg After the CE removed the tape from the drive, he also had to replace the drive. I just love this new technology, instead of that boring old mainframe stuff that just worked and didn't give us challenges like this. -- Matt Simpson -- OS/390 Support 219 McVey Hall -- (859) 257-2900 x300 University Of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mainframe -- An obsolete device still used by thousands of obsolete companies serving billions of obsolete customers and making huge obsolete profits for their obsolete shareholders. And this year's run twice as fast as last year's.