on Tue, Dec 19, 2000 at 11:14:45AM -0500, Andy Bastien ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Pending further investigation, we now allege that Victor R. Cain wrote: > > Could some one tell me where to find descriptions of what > > the different device designations mean, especially the > > /dev/nst* and /dev/st* devices? > > > > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt > > The /dev/nst* devices are the non-rewinding versions for the /dev/st* > devices.
Might add -- non-rewinding is generally more convenient to work with -- your tape doesn't reset itself after every command. -- Karsten M. Self <[email protected]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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