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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:4792 comp.os.linux.misc:33294 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!daemon.apana.org.au!news.netspace.net.au!serval.net.wsu.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!oracle.pnl.gov!osi-east2.es.net!lll-winken.llnl.gov!koriel!male.EBay.Sun.COM!engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM!attaboy!plocher From: plocher@Sun.COM (John Plocher (PADI AI-85274)) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Limits on Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Date: 12 Jan 1995 03:05:06 GMT Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA Lines: 12 Message-ID: <3f2692$3n4@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> References: <pwdD25Htq.58A@netcom.com> <D26603.FzH@park.uvsc.edu> <RICHK.95Jan10103953@netcom17.netcom.com> <D27L4q.3HM@proteon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: attaboy.eng.sun.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] : The older SCSI And don't forget that "wide scsi-2" allows up to 15 targets, up from the 7 mentioned here. Array controllers (aka raid boxes...), volume managers (disk concatination & striping), and the like can easily put enuf bits together to give you TB sized things - whether the current filesystem and ABI limitations can handle it or not. -- John Plocher | PADI | "I've heard that television adds 10 pounds to @ Scuba.Net | DM/AI | your usual body weight. Why and where?