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From: Sean Eric Fagan <sef@kithrup.com>
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Subject: Re: Tape drive questions/recommendations
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In article <199606180117.SAA00342.kithrup.freebsd.hardware@kithrup.com> I write:
>One problem, that I also had with the previous tape drive:  if it boots with
>a tape mounted, it says that the "density code" is 0x0; with the last one,
>that then meant that I would get an error when I wrote a tape.  (This may be
>a problem with the 1.1++ SCSI driver, admittedly.)

Oh, yeah, I did want to mention the WORST part of the whole deal:  twisting
SCSI cables.

My hard disks, of course, can be oriented right side up, or upside down.
However, my CD-ROM drive and my tape drive have a definite "up" position --
and they each have pin1 of the SCSI connector on a different end! *grumble*
It was enough to make me understand why people go with external units ;).

Sean.