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8mm dat drive

  • 11-11-2002 2:32pm
    #1
    ro_G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭


    either looking for someone to extract data via UNIX from a Sony 8mm DAT (112m - 5GB) tape and stick on CD for me

    D-8 tape btw.

    --- or ---

    pick up a drive capable of reading it.

    Anyone know of a data recovery place capable of doing this? Or fancy a nixer? Or have an old drive to sell?

    ta!


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  • #2
    longword
    Closed Accounts Posts: 741 ✭✭✭longword


    Originally posted by ro_G
    either looking for someone to extract data via UNIX from a Sony 8mm DAT (112m - 5GB) tape and stick on CD for me

    D-8 tape btw.
    That's not a DAT tape. DAT are tiny little things with 4mm tape. A DDS2 DAT drive will fit 4GB native onto a 120M tape.

    You'll also need to know how the information is stored on the tape - what backup program was used. Was it just tar/cpio or was it something Special?


  • #3
    SkepticOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,718 ✭✭✭SkepticOne


    Exabyte make machines that read and write 8mm tape. These are basically the same as the ones used in 8mm camcorders but have a bit of extra testing done on them to ensure data grade quality.

    http://www.exabyte.com/

    With a bit of luck this will, as longword says, have been written with cpio or tar but any backup software will also work.


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