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In message: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0410010851190.14170@athena>
            Sam <sah@softcardsystems.com> writes:
: Is that block & char, or do i just need to specify the block?

There's just one major number type in 4.x.  I believe it is the
character device, but every time I say it is foo, someone else proves
me wrong.

Warner