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Date:      Sat, 23 Mar 1996 11:58:54 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        creep@cyberwar.com (Jeff Auerbach)
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ioMega ditto 800
Message-ID:  <199603230128.LAA21192@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960322151406.25010F-100000@outland.cyberwar.com> from "Jeff Auerbach" at Mar 22, 96 03:16:48 pm

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Jeff Auerbach stands accused of saying:
> I am starting to think that my tape drive is the one at fault.  I am 
> using an IOmega ditto 800 on /dev/ft0.  Does freebsd support this drive?  

You are correct.  "Floppy-tape" drives are spawn of Satan's bored little
nephew - they don't work properly under DOS, and even less well anywhere
else.

SCSI is the _only_ way to go for tape units.

> Jeff Auerbach			Cyber Warrior Inc.

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