> > (rstxa is missing, too >;-)
...
>   Exactly how would you get a root file system on a tape drive and be able
> to do random accesses from it :-)

I don't know *how* to do it, but I know this is possible on e.g. SUNs and HPs.
So, this isn't impossible. Maybe some SUN/HP-guru could enlighten us?


Hubert

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