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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday November 30 2020, @10:18PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 30 2020, @10:18PM (#1082582) Journal

    The major drawback is that tar is sequential without any central directory so you have to read all the tape block-by-block before you know what is there.

    That reminds me of a super minicomputer system I used during some college years from 1980 to 82.

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