thought sending output from arecord to tape drive would work, but it doesn't

Kirk Wood cpt.kirk at 1tree.net
Mon Feb 19 02:30:04 EST 2001


Brent,

A tape drive is not just like a disk drive. It requires data at a constant
rate. If you vary the rate, you don't get good results. It works fine for
backing up as intended. It won't work for what you are trying.

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Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net

Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.





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