I'm certainly with you there. I think the fact that Sony makes the cleaning
carts they say you don't need speaks for itself, neh? Engineers versus
marketroids; the eternal struggle.
* Benjamin Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001013 13:30]:
> On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Neal Connor wrote:
> [RE: Sony AIT tape systems and cleaning cartridges]
> > I'm surprised anyone is having trouble getting cleaning cartridges;
> > granted, I'm on AIT-1, but all the resellers I'm dealing with have them in
> > stock most of the time and are happy to ship them to me.
>
> It isn't so much that I'm having trouble getting them, it is that any time
> you mention drive cleaning around Sony, they immediately shout "You don't need
> to!". Their product literature, their manuals, their website -- everything
> takes the stance that dirt is something that happens to other people. I
> dislike that attitude immensely. Contaminates are a fact of life; I would
> prefer they admit this and address it directly, rather then pretending the
> problem doesn't exist.
>
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