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Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 11:08:28 +0930
From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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> Is anyone working on changes to the floppy driver to support the
> new Imation LS-120? 

No. 

But that's because the *Mitsubishi* LS-120 is an ATAPI device, and like 
the ATAPI Zip drive requires a new ATAPI device type.

> That sure sounds like it would beat floppy tape for a backup medium, and
> for things like archiving/transporting image files.

There's not much that _doesn't_ beat a floppy tape.

mike