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From: burgess@cynjut.infonet.net (Dave Burgess)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: SW driver for Colorado tape drive under FreeBSD 2.0?
Date: 1 Mar 1995 16:52:15 -0600
Organization: Configuration Management Svcs, Inc.
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References: <Typeline-2802952302340001@slip-ppp17.intac.com>
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In article <Typeline-2802952302340001@slip-ppp17.intac.com>,
rjb <Typeline> wrote:
>I've got a spare Colorado Memory Systems 250 meg tape drive. Does anyone
>know if there's any software to drive it under FreeBSD? It's a fairly
>common drive.
>
>Thanks,
>Bob
Is it the DC-600/6150 Size cartridge, or the DC-2000 minicartridge?
The Full Size carts use the wt0 device.
The Mini carts use the ft0 device.
There should be man pages for at least the ft driver. The wt driver is
as old as the hills (to match the innovational level of the wt drives).
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