setting DAT-Drive to Compression/NO-Compression

From: Harald Baumgartner <hmb_at_rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de>
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 21:02:38 +0100 (MET)

Dear Managers,

we have some HP-DAT-Drives and newer CONNER/SEAGATE-DAT-Drives.

I want to change the setting of the Drive to Compression or NOT Compression by
Software.

I know there is a DIP-Switch inside which sets the Drive to Compression or
NO-Compression. But is there any possibility to do it by Software. For example:
tar -cvf /dev/?rmt3h .

                        Thanks for any replies, i will summarize,

                                        H. Baumgartner

Max-Planck-Institute of Extraterrestrical Physics
Karl-Schwarzschildstr. 1, 85740 Garching, Germany
H. Baumgartner, E-Mail: hmb_at_mpe-garching.mpg.de

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