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Subject: Re: 'od'-device / scsiconf.c / zip-drive 
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 19:10:21 +0930
From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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> 
>  ... is there a specific reason for omitting the obvious change
>  to 'scsiconf.c' which would achieve 'out-of-the-box'-support
>  for the zip-drive as an 'optical^h^h^h^h^h^h^hremovable' disc?

There is no need to change it.

>  'Current'ly I have to patch 'scsiconf.c' with respect to my zip-drive
>  after each and every cvsup manually. 

Why?  It works just fine as a removable direct-access device here.  
What isn't working for you?

mike