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From: krowitz@RICHTER.MIT.EDU (David Krowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re:  Sun Tar Tapes on Apollos
Message-ID: <8909291850.AA11498@richter.mit.edu>
Date: 29 Sep 89 18:50:12 GMT
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I believe the Sun's G

(let's start this again)

I believe the Suns have two device files,
/dev/rst0 and /dev/rst8. The rst0 file writes
the old QIC-11 format tapes (which are lower
density) and the rst8 device writes the
newer QIC-24 format. The Apollo cartridge 
drives handle QIC-24 tapes only.


 -- David Krowitz

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