On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:00:18 +0100, Don Pearce wrote:

David Looser wrote:
I've never had any problems with MDs.
On the other hand my RDATs.........:-(
David.


Or even normal DAT. I once made the error of using a 120 minute tape to
save me the bother of changing it mid-performance. Big mistake.


120 minute DAT tapes used the same thickness of tape as shorter lengths so
they should be just as reliable as shorter tapes. Or are you mixing up
minutes with metres? 120 minutes = 60 metres of tape. You can buy 90 metre
tapes which are intended for computer DAT drives and possibly longer.

Cheers

James.