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TAR will not work on my Linux box

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian P. Clifford)
Tue May 28 02:28:53 1996

Date: 	Mon, 27 May 1996 18:20:54 -0600 (CST)
From: "Brian P. Clifford" <bclifford@fhu.edu>
In-reply-to: 
 <Pine.LNX.3.91.960522125953.15039C-100000@kraken.port-aransas.k12.tx.us>
To: bclifford <bclifford@fhu.edu>
Cc: linux-config@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu

I am trying to upgrade my Linux server from Pine 3.91 to 3.93.  When I 
try:
   tar -x pine3.93.tar

I get the following error:
   tar: can't open /dev/nftape : No such device

When I look in /dev the file  nftape@  is present.

Any advice?

TIA,
Brian

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