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Date:      Sun, 4 Feb 1996 23:29:40 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Craig Shrimpton <craigs@venus.os.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What are disk "slices?"
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960204232828.3831P-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960204122026.2434A-100000@venus.os.com>

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On Sun, 4 Feb 1996, Craig Shrimpton wrote:

> What are the differences between /dev/sd3a ...etc.  and /dev/sd3s1 ...etc.?
> I have some disks that use the "slices" and others that don't.  Which is 
> better?

The slicing notation is a little more specific.  If you have the option, 
I'd go with the slice, but use what works.  

Both ways still work.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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