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Subject: Re: /bin/chio: why in /bin ?
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> > chio is not clearly machine dependent.  It talks to any SCSI media
> > changer device, just like mt works with any SCSI tape device.  
> 
> Your words are in conflict: you talk about "not machine dependent"
> and "SCSI device". Any phisical device which not exist for all machines
> (like memory f.e.) IS machine dependance. SCSI not exist for all machines.

Kind of a pyrric victory, there... the damn thing is an x86 binary
any way you look at it.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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