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>> 3) How can I make /dev/rwt0 the default tape device
>> (for tar, mt, etc?). Point me to the doc...
>
> Recompile it.  The default is /dev/rst0 (see the man page).
>
> This should probably be install-time configurable... anyone?

It is.  Set the environment variable TAPE to the desired tape device
name.  For example (Bourne shell and descendants):

  TAPE=/dev/nrst1 export TAPE
  tar c .				(archive the current directory)
  tar t					(list the tape in /dev/nrst1)

Greg