tar formats

[D. Christopher Dunlap]

In article <8909121257.aa23281 at SMOKE.BRL.MIL> MIKE at CISCO.NOSC.MIL writes:
>
>	What's the trick on using tar to dump files on quarter inch tape from a
>personal iris so the files can be read on a 3120?
>
>					Mike Pawka
>     					Naval Ocean Systems Center
>     					San Diego, CA 92152
>     					mike at cisco.nosc.mil
>     					pawka at nosc-tecr.arpa


The standard tape drive for a Personal Iris is a 150Mb model. With
this tape drive, the Personal Iris can READ lower density tapes, but 
it CAN"T WRITE THEM. There is an option (P5-TC2) for a 60Mb SCSI tape 
drive for a Personal Iris, which allows you to create the lower density 
tapes.

chris


D. Christopher Dunlap  		Hardware Product Support
				Customer Support Division
email: dunlap at sgi.sgi.com	Silicon Graphics Computer Systems