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From: dave@micropen (David F. Carlson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Multi tape formats
Summary: or even more
Message-ID: <565@micropen>
Date: 21 Oct 88 16:45:17 GMT
References: <60@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> <IWM.88Oct12174504@asun3.ic.ac.uk> <10501@tekecs.TEK.COM>
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In article <10501@tekecs.TEK.COM>, andrew@frip.gwd.tek.com (Andrew Klossner) writes:
> []
> 
> 	Only IBM could produce three different tape formats for the
> 	same machine!"
> 
> Or the world of Unix, where we've seen tp, tar, and cpio.

Furthermore, what about dump(8) and the oft used hpio(1)?

(hpio dumps a tape to a suitably equiped HP 2645A *terminal* which
has a tape deck built in.  Isn't System V fun!)


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David F. Carlson, Micropen, Inc.
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