This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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The overly strong statement was yours, not ours, and it is contrary to fact. TAPEDISK writes as a WORM device. We would never intentionaly damage any user written data. You will never get locked out if you never rip-off the software. –Jim
I'll answer this for Ralph. Absolutely noone has been bitten by this since product introduction (April '93) through legitimate use of the software. We do get calls from time to time from users that have violated our copyrights (license agreement). After a few minutes of disucssion they fess up to…
No problem with data exchange. TAPEDISK maintains a usage log in hidden (and "free" space) areas on the tape. This log can be used to determine violations of our copyrights. We've had absolutely no problems with this technique. So save yourself the embarassment, the time, and the cost of trying…
The 8200 is not a good drive to recommend. It uses the SCSI-1 programming set and many of the newer software packages may/will have problems using it. This drive does not have a Locate command therefore you cannot (quickly) position the tape to an arbitrary position within a file. The…
The TAPEDISK copy protection scheme is proprietary but it will not destroy your data nor inhibit legitimate users to access their files. We do record information for audit trail purposes. So we will know who produced the tape as well as the version number of the software and tape drive…