3.3.1, qic 24, 600 ft. tapes, and distcp

[Bruno Pape]

In article <1990Sep23.115728.3955 at sgzh.uucp> I wrote:
>
>Hello Magnetic Media types,
>
>I was planning on making some copies of my 3.3.1 tape to ship out
>to some people who need it.  But I seem to have run into a small
>problem.  It seems that 3.3.1 is slightly less than 70MB which is
>somewhat greater than the 60MB I can write on a 600 ft. tape in
>qic 24 format.  Am I missing something or is 3.3.1 on a 700 foot
>tape.
>
>Thanks for any insight,
>
>Bruno
>

Thanks to all who answered my plea.  As they said using dd it comes
to only 60.77MB so it looks like everything will be fine.

Thanks again,

Bruno