Tape drive devices /dev/rst*

[Joe Smith]

In article <2878 at brchh104.bnr.ca> PUB%MANVAX.BITNET at cunyvm.cuny.edu (Ed Geraghty - Pub files Manager) writes:
>I am trying to figure out which the numbers after the /dev/rst mean.  (e.g.
>/dev/rst0 /dev/rst8 etc...) can any one tell me what they mean?

Try "man st".  The st (SCSI Tape) driver is documented in section 4 of
the manuals.  The name "st0" is unit 0 at low density and "st8" is unit
0 at higher density.  For the 150meg 1/4-inch tapes, there is no difference.
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