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From: Brian Tao <taob@io.org>
To: "Kenneth P. Stox" <ken@stox.pr.mcs.net>
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Subject: Re: HSM for FreeBSD?, was Re: Who wants a DPT SCSI controller driver? 
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On Mon, 20 May 1996, Kenneth P. Stox wrote:
>
> Funny you should mention this. I recently picked up an Exabyte 10i
> robot, and have been pondering this very point. Is there anyone else
> in the FreeBSD community who has any interest in HSM systems ?

    It certainly is outside the realm of FreeBSD's traditional ISP and
home markets (funny to talk about "traditional" on such a young BSD),
but I would imagine research and industrial environments would benefit
from such a beast.  How is our support for tape libraries, tape
robots, CD jukeboxes?  Joerg's recent work with the CD-ROM burner
would no doubt figure prominently in an HSM application.  :)
--
Brian Tao (BT300, taob@io.org, taob@ican.net)
Systems and Network Administrator, Internet Canada Corp.
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"