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jimbopalmer
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you may wish to man mt check out erase and retension I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.
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what OS?
tape format ?
The systems I support, you don't reformat, you use it again without format. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
tape format ?
The systems I support, you don't reformat, you use it again without format. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
KenCunningham
Technical User
My advice would be not to use mt erase - it takes forever! Have you a handy electromagnet nearby ;-)
Seriously, I must agree with Ed (this is getting to be a bit of a habit!).
Seriously, I must agree with Ed (this is getting to be a bit of a habit!).
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