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Subject: Re: Iomega SCSI Zip Drive 
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> As Bruce Evans wrote:
> 
> > >In the long run, i would see all removable disks go to `od'.  We could
> > >then continue to improve the `sd' driver for fixed media devices.
> > 
> > `od' is an odd name for a removable scsi disk driver.
> 
> Yes, but we can already consider it ``historical practice'' by now. :)
> 
> Basically, as it stands now, it's just that: a removable disk driver,
> with an ioctl interface e.g. to eject a disk.

`od' == "Optionally-present Disk"  :-)

How's that for mnemonic?

louie