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- From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
- Subject: Yep... that's right. Latest 'tc' released (3.10)
- Message-ID: <1248@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Summary: tc version 3.10 released
- Keywords: tc tape driver
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- Sender: usenet@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov (Usenet)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
- Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:18:19 GMT
-
- As promised, 'tc' version 3.10 is now available here on jagubox via
- anon-ftp (it can be mailed too if need be). 'tc' is a replacement
- for Apple's 'tc' (version 1.4) included with A/UX 3.0 and provides
- some substantial (I hope) improvements and capabilties over 1.4.
-
- NOTES for Golden version of 'tc' (version 3.10).
-
- o 'tc' can now read/write "variable" block sizes. As with
- blocking to the tape drive's physical blocksize, this is
- included only to help read/write tapes that will be used
- on other platforms. This mode is a _real_ performance
- dog, since variable block lengths are emulated by
- changing the physical block size of the tape to 1byte
- (A/UX's SCSI Manager doesn't support true variable block
- lengths). See tc.1.Z for more info.
- o Various (minor) bug fixes, mainly with Teac 150 support.
- o Timeout time for offloading increased to include possible
- rewind time.
- o 'mt' minor update (to 3.01) to support updated 'tc'.
-
- As always, feedback is welcome (and usually added in... :)
-
- Enjoy!
-
- PS: Does anything think that a tutorial about 'tc' and backing up
- is required?
-
- --
- Jim Jagielski | "It is not I who am crazy...
- jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov | it is I who am MAD!"
- NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4 |
- Greenbelt, MD 20771 | - Ren
-
- --
- Jim Jagielski | "It is not I who am crazy...
- jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov | it is I who am MAD!"
- NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4 |
- Greenbelt, MD 20771 | - Ren
-