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From: "Tony Battersby" <tonyb@cybernetics.com>
To: 'Ujval Lodha' <ujval@gdc-tech.com>, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: RE: Writing to tape from C system calls
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:38:05 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <03Dec12.113758est.332161@cyborg.cybernetics.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <002d01c3c0cb$85c266f0$7b00a8c0@pluto>

> Any material that would help understand tape devices and
> tape as a medium - filemarks, setmarks, and the order of
> operations one is expected to perform.

Try the "SCSI-3 Stream Commands (SSC)" and "SCSI Stream Commands - 2
(SSC-2)" specifications available at http://www.t10.org/drafts.htm.
They give a nice general overview of tape technology in the opening
section.

Anthony J. Battersby
Cybernetics


      reply	other threads:[~2003-12-12 16:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <033701c3c0ac$97659270$aa00a8c0@ASTERIX>
2003-12-12 12:39 ` Writing to tape from C system calls Ujval Lodha
2003-12-12 15:14   ` Tony Battersby
2003-12-12 16:18     ` Ujval Lodha
2003-12-12 16:38       ` Tony Battersby [this message]

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