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From: marquis@roble.com (Roger Marquis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Create tape device (w/o reboot)?
Date: 7 Aug 1996 01:31:36 GMT
Organization: Roble Systems (http://www.roble.com)
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Is there some way to create a tape device on a system that was booted
w/o the physical device plugged in and turned on?

Roger Marquis