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From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr)
Subject: QIC-40/80 NEWS
Message-ID: <1993Mar3.125844.29191@netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1993 12:58:44 GMT
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News about QIC-40/80
From the desk of the quasi-editor-in-chief:
"Just because I am numbering these things don't get the idea
that I am going to do any more of these".
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| <1>__ What the heck is QIC? |
| <2>__ Where to get QIC Specs? |
| <3>__ Who is working on this thing? |
| <4>__ Should it be Cross-platform? |
| <5>__ Meaningless dribble. |
| <F>__ FLAMES to the editor |
| <N>__ NEXT ISSUE |
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hint: search for "<?>__"
<1>__ What the heck is QIC?
QIC is an acronym that stands for Quarter Inch Cartridge.
Kind of a blurred meaning since some cartridges are
big and some are tiny.
What they wanted to state is that the tape, the physical
media, is 1/4" (one quarter inch) wide.
What else is great for us:
The standard cartridge sizes make this very cheap to manufacture,
hence we get a high performance storage subsystem.
The wide variety of storage capabilities make sure that
there is one for just about everyone.
Sizes range from 40meg tapes to 10gig tapes.
The use of standard interfaces make it relatively easy
to add a tape subsystem.
The open standard allows for the ability of
cross-platform development.
The plan for various file systems gives it the ability
to cross OS (Operating System) lines fairly easy.
Am I making this up?
The address follows.
<2>__ Where to get QIC Specs?
For more information, contact,
Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc.
311 East Carrillo Street
Santa Barbara, California 93101
Telephone (805) 963-3853
Fax (805) 962-1541
They will answer the phone as Freeman Associates, just ask
for the QIC stuff.
<3>__ Who is working on this thing?
dbrown@ucsd.edu Dave Brown - Linux/Mach386 coordinator
khk@raster.kodak.com Karl Heinz - Linux coordinator/liaison
jmonroy@netcom.com Jesus Monroy Jr. - quasi self appointed
code-cutters for 386bsd
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burgess@hrd769.brooks.af.mil Dave Burgess
galbrait@rintintin.Colorado.EDU GALBRAITH JOHN
fty@bizarre.rtpnc.epa.gov Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
cjb@cs.uq.oz.au Christopher J Biggs
I can't forget these people
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wjolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu William jolitz - writer of 386BSD
ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu Lynn jolitz -
cgd@agate.berkeley.edu Chris G. Demetriou
Julian@ref.tfs.com Julian (leaving soon though - Gd_Luck)
jkh@whisker.lotus.ie Jordan K. Hubbard - patches
opjnw@terra.oscs.montana.edu bugs/pathces
terry_lambert@gateway.novell.com FAQ
karl@NeoSoft.com Karl Lehenbauer - patches
<4>__ Should it be Cross-platform?
This is an unedited message I got from Karl.
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From khk@raster.Kodak.COM Tue Feb 16 10:14:28 1993
To: jmonroy@netcom.com
Subject: Re: [386BSD] device drivers
Status: R
Hi,
I'm not a 386BSDer, but i'm interested in your efforts to
make a qic-40/80 for the 386BSD system. I have started the
same project for Linux. Maybe we can share experience and
knowledge so that either side can profit from the other
project. If that sounds reasonable for you, please drop me
a note.
I'm working on the Linux port of Dave Browns
ftape-1.02 driver. Have you started your driver form scratch?
"Karl Heinz"
--
Karl Heinz Kremer Performance Technology & Evaluation
Eastman Kodak Company, Department 294, 901 Elmgrove Road
Rochester, NY 16453-5810, USA FAX: +1-716-726-0374
EMail: khk@raster.kodak.com Phone: +1-716-726-7882
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<5>__ Meaningless dribble.
"You know by agreeing with me you may no longer have a job."
-Rush Limbaugh
"As I see it, we can probably only use 5 computer in
the whole world"
-IBM CEO 1959
"Some people with no brains at all do an awful lot
of talking"
-scarecrow "The Wizard of OZ"
<F>__ FLAMES to the editor (jmonroy@netcom.com)
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from joe@jshark.inet-uk.co.uk
RE: Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Stabilizing 386bsd
Let me know when you get a life!
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from joe@jshark.inet-uk.co.uk
Re: Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Device Driver question
OK, you're a moron.
<N>__ NEXT ISSUE
"PROBLEMS in Implementing the QIC"
&&
"A REPORT on the other OS efforts" (maybe)