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From: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
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To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: Diskslice naming convention?
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Bruce Evans writes:
> >> BTW - Are slices named 1-4 or 0-3?
> 
> >1-4, 0 is the compatibility slice.
> 
> There is no slice named 0.  Slice _number_ 0 is the compatibility slice.
> Slice _number_ 1 is the whole disk.  The slices that are _numbered_ 2-31
> are _named_ 1-30.

Whoa.  I'm lost now w/regards to the compatability slice.  How exactly
is the compatability slice named, and how does it fit into the 'slice'
paradigm?



Nate