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

[Kirk Wood]

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

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