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Exabyte 'tar' for Mac?

    10-Oct-92 02:17:48
Sb: Exabyte 'tar' for Mac?
Fm: Syndesis 76004,1763
To: All
I'd like to be able to read and write Unix 'tar' archive tapes on my Mac. I've got an Exabyte 8500 5 gig 8mm tape drive. On the Mac, I have the Softbackup II software for backups. On my PC and Amiga, I can use public domain 'tar's. On these machines, there's a software driver that gives nothing more than simple block-read, block-write support. On the PC, I write to a file named 'mt0' and it writes to the tape, on the Amiga, I write to a device named 'TAPE:'. While I've got a couple public-domain 'tar' for the Mac, neither says anything about tape drive support. Is there PD or commercial software for 'tar' tape support, or is this handled via AU/X? Read action !