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Re: Prob. copying 5.0 5.25" setup to 3.5"

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From: HARVEY
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 21:51
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In article <1993Jan5.154638.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu>,
11srust@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Scott A. Rust) says:
>
>        I'm having a problem copying DOS 5.0 setup disks from their original
>5.25" HD disks to 3.5" HD disks. The computer I'm installing the program into
>only handles 3.5. Using diskcopy doesn't work as the computer says the dirves
>or formats are incompatible. Using copy *.* doesn't work because it doesn't
>copy the entire disk. Suggestions on what I can use here?
>
>                Thanks.
>
>                        Scott Rust
>
There is a shareware program called copyqm that will allow you
to copy between formats. I think it is called copyq302 and is
located in pub/msdos/drvutil(?). Works real well. If you
can't find it I will dig out the location for you.

Harold
harvey@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu
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