Writing fat16 partition from image file

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From: Darren Mackay
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 00:00

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Hi,

Is is possible to this in linux?

1. Create an image file of a fat16 partition.

and if so

2. Can the image file be written directly to empty drive space

and if so

3. How can I set the active partition using a script

This will be used hopefully for automated cloning of DOS/Win,
Win95 and Win98 workstations (workstations using dhcp clients,
same hardware config and computer name has to be manually set),
also, I would like a quick method for getting machine back to
running after users stuff around with their computer, etc...

Thanks

Darren

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From: "Darren Mackay" <dcmackay@tech-center.com>
Subject: Writing fat16 partition from image file
Date: 1998/08/04
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