Chris's Wiki :: blog/unix/TheLegendOfSync Commentshttps://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/TheLegendOfSync?atomcommentsDWiki2017-12-18T22:17:48ZRecent comments in Chris's Wiki :: blog/unix/TheLegendOfSync.By ibisum on /blog/unix/TheLegendOfSynctag:CSpace:blog/unix/TheLegendOfSync:e253736eec7875228c67f44a186f954ffbf5ffacibisumhttp://primitur.at<div class="wikitext"><p>Old-timer here. Back in the glory days of TAPE, 3 rapid sync's in a row was a way to tell the TAPE controllers to not just un-link/unspool the tape-stream, but to rewind it as well, i.e. set the FD/rw-head to 0.</p>
<p>"sync;sync;sync" was really only used, productively, by those of us who cut our teeth with TAPE-based Unix's, i.e. apps whose files were mounted on /var/spool, the cheapest storage possible at the time. ;)</p>
<p>The MIPS Risc/OS operator manuals have a page on this ..</p>
</div>2017-12-18T22:17:48ZBy Matt on /blog/unix/TheLegendOfSynctag:CSpace:blog/unix/TheLegendOfSync:ba9095d1079630d4adf4fe84338d96194d752988Matt<div class="wikitext"><p>It still feels weird to type 'reboot' without any incantation beforehand, though.</p>
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