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From: damian@centrix.demon.co.uk (damian)
Subject: Re: Colorado tape backup drivers available?
References: <1993Apr12.013932.6714@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
Organization: Centrix
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1993 08:57:46 +0000
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In article <1993Apr12.013932.6714@zip.eecs.umich.edu> khushro@niagara.eecs.umich.edu (Khushro Shahookar) writes:
>I saw the following add:
>For sale:
>Unix driver software for Colorado memory systems DJ-20 jumbo 250 mb tape drive.
>Works with Interactive, Intel, SCO unix and xenix, att unix.
>It is menu driven, or command line invoked.
>Backup files are read/writable compatible with Colorado's DOS backup
>software. Raw device is also available, for tar, cpio, etc.
>
>The 386 bsd hardware FAQ says not to buy these tape drives, since they are 
>incompatible with 386 BSD.
>So has anyone tried the driver? Is it compatible with 386BSD?

You will probably find that the driver is in object format, i.e. it has
been compiled to produce a set of Driver.o's (one for each kernel) which
is then linked into any of the above kernels. I would be surprised if you
could find one that linked into 386BSD. If you could persuade the manufacturers
to release the source, you may be able to hack it around to get it to
link in.  Writing/hacking device drivers is not for the faint hearted
though.

Damian
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