Is this the same software?

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> On Dec 13, 2024, at 15:36, Cameron Kelly via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Would it be possible to do something like this myself? I’ve been highly 
> advised to get someone who knows what they are doing, do it but some other 
> people seem to imply that as long as the right precautions are taken place 
> then it’s alright to do it yourself.
> 
> I have a drive but have no experience using it.
> 
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> 
>> On Dec 13, 2024, at 1:37 AM, Scott Baker via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Agree with seeking out AJ. Either he or Chuck were the ones who told me how
>> to do it.
>> 
>> I was able to successfully read a few tapes by using a SCSI QIC drive and
>> reading a tape under linux. Two things to beware of are that 1) the rubber
>> rollers in old QIC drives will sometimes turn to sticky goo, and 2) the
>> tension bands inside the tapes themselves will sometimes break. Back when I
>> was pursuing these QIC tapes as a hobby a couple years ago, I found that
>> most of the new tapes I found had tension bands either broken or that broke
>> immediately on use. Brand new tapes still in shrinkwrap, from multiple
>> manufacturers. Both of these problems are solvable with appropriate caution
>> (AJ has a video; VCF hass some threads).
>> 
>> QIC did seem to have its niche in software distribution, for things that
>> were too big/inconvenient for floppies, before CDs came out.
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 8:40 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
>>> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> On 12/12/24 19:13, Cameron Kelly via cctalk wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have a QIC tape of an interesting piece of software that doesn’t seem
>>> to be archived anywhere. I don’t have experience using QIC tape so I’m
>>> inquiring if anyone here would be willing to offer the service. The
>>> software in question is “CorelDraw For Unix”.
>>>> 
>>> I do quite a few quarter-inch cartridges as part of my business.
>>> 
>>> There's an incredible variety of formats; for example, Iotamat carts
>>> look just like a DC600 cartridge, but do not use optical sensing--BOT/ET
>>> etc is all recorded as special patterns on the tape.
>>> 
>>> If you get stuck, I'd be happy to have a look at the tape.
>>> 
>>> --Chuck
>>> 
>>> 

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