Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 17:48:15 -0700 From: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> To: "Russell A. Khurshudian" <russell_k@acedsl.com> Cc: James Zuelow <jfzuelow@alaska.net>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: long device names Message-ID: <3BBBB1CF.EA35EDB2@acuson.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0110031600220.655-100000@Hobbes.sodorline.home> <000501c14c6d$6d466240$0200a8c0@networld>
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"Russell A. Khurshudian" wrote: > Also, what is the > difference between character and block devices? Character devices give you data access byte by byte, like a serial port. Block devices give you access by blocks of data, like a harddrive. David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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