From: Kevin Ashley <k DOT ashley AT ulcc DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: GNU tar 1.12 uploaded
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 13:11:32 +0000
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Darryl Okahata wrote:

....
> 
>      It would also be nice if someone could merge the ASPI support from
> Les Miskell's (sp?) old version of GNU tar for MSDOS, so that SCSI tape
> devices could be used.  I think his version also handles remote tape
> access (on Unix hosts).
>
I am willing to do this having merged ASPI support into an earlier
version
of GNU tar under DJGPP 1.12; I was starting from a different base,
however. Although
the code I ported was for a 16-bit DOS C compiler, I don't recognise the
name Les Miskell.
It won't be soon, though, as my SCSI machine still has DJGPP 1.12 and
the machine
on which I use V2 has no SCSI devices. So, if anyone else feels they are
ready to
do the work before Xmas, don't let me stand in your way.
     
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