[svlug] What is a non-rewinding tapedrive?

[Mike O'Neill]

Ooh, that makes perfect sense.  Thanks a ton.  -m
> 
>> What is a non-rewinding tape drive?  Apparently some are rewinding and
>> others are non-rewinding.  How do I find out what type my drive is? (Quantum
>> DLT 4000)
> 
> This generally is dictated by the device interface, not the hardware
> itself.
> 
> /dev/nst0 is the non-rewinding interface to SCSI Tape 0 on my system.
> /dev/st0  is the rewinding interface to SCSI Tape 0.
> 
> Both device files access the same physical hardware.