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From: soh3@tank.uchicago.edu (min-woong  sohn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: using tar for tape backup on the ibm pc
Keywords: tar tape backup ibm pc
Message-ID: <7135@tank.uchicago.edu>
Date: 12 Jan 90 09:11:43 GMT
Organization: University of Chicago
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Is there out there in the netland anybody who uses "tar" program to
backup the hard disk onto a tape?  

I have a Compaq Deskpro/25 with 300 meg hd and a tape drive from the
Compaq.  Up until now, we have used sytos--tape operating sytem 
provided by Compaq--and I found that sytos in my ways is not a perfect
solution for my need.  So I am interested in finding a way using
tar command to back up the hard disk.  Specifically, is there a way
of capturing the tape drive as a logical drive or as part of the 
directory hierarchy?  I found that on the unix machine that I have
used there was a command like "getdevice" which allocates the tape
drive to me as a file structure whose name I forgot.  Is there a 
similar command for the pc?  Please e-mail me.

Thanks a lot.

Min