Re: I give up on tape backup

In article <jollyroger-184D00.21105510052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article <2008051015353675249-not@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  thepixelfreak <not@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> > On 2008-05-09 22:54:49 -0700, Howard S Shubs <howard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> > 
> > > I've said several times that tape backup beats disks.  I can't
maintain
> > > the position anymore.
> > 
> > I've been in the unix 'biz' for nearly 18 years now. A student of it 
> > for a good 6 before that. Here's my theory about tape.
> > 
> > One can often successfully write data to tape. It's the successful 
> > reading of data from tape that's the real trick.
> > 
> > I've had read's fail from just about every type of tape mechanism you 
> > can think of. DECtape, QIC, DAT, Exabyte, AIT, DLT, LTO bla bla bla. 
> > They're all crap. Sure, I've recovered my share of data from tape.
It's 
> > the time that the ONE NUGGET of critical information you really need 
> > fails to come off of tape that really pisses you off..
> > 
> > Just a rant. Back to your normal programming.
> 
> I notice you don't mention VXA.  That problem, by and large, doesn't 
> exist with VXA.

Oh I see now you *do* mention Exabyte.  Sorry, but are you actually 
saying you've had failed reads from VXA tapes? I haven't had that 
experience.

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