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From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
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In-Reply-To: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net>
       "Re: support for HP SureStore DAT8 Tape Drives?" (Jan 27, 10:10pm)
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} In general, SCSI devices are always universally supported, unless they
} are abhorrent violators of SCSI protocols or standards.  There are
} minor exceptions to this, but you should never have to ask "is this
} supported" of SCSI devices (this doesn't include SCSI controllers)
} unless it's a truly bizarre device.  Modern DAT drives are not bizarre
} SCSI devices.
} 

Cool.  So how do I get BSD to talk to my Microtek scanner?


Richard