[Info-vax] SDLT 1 tape cartridge longevity?

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Richard B. Gilbert <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:
(snip on DLT1 tape problems)

>  Methinks you are tilting at windmills!  Try a different brand of 
> tape or a whole different technology if you can find such.

Personally, I like Ultrium (LTO) better than DLT.  For one, the tapes
are more reasonably priced.  

Though DLT tapes can be degaussed (no embedded servo), but Ultrium
uses servo track that would be erased.

I presume these aren't used tapes.  As I understand it, DLT1 uses
the same tapes as DLT4000, but you can't reuse DLT4000 tapes without
degaussing.  The DLT1 drive write current isn't high enough to fully
overwrite the old data.  Even so, degaussing might help.

-- glen