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On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Alex Povolotsky wrote:

> 
> Can anyone describe to an idiot [me], what parameters should I pass to
> dump to make it count number of tapes properly? I've tried several
> variations of B and b flags, getting either far too many or far too few
> estimates. I don't want to guess, I'm looking for someone already found
> it out. 

What size and type of tape...?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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