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Re: One-pass DISKCOPY out there?

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From: Klaus Hartnegg
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 13:39
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kroytin@vpnet.chi.il.us (Kevin J. Fagan) writes:

>Has anyone been able to write a 'one-pass' diskcopy routine
>yet?  I have tried, but have been unable to write the code
>to check & format an unformatted target disk.  

Try <msdos.dskutl>dskrw235.zip from simtel.
Main feature: speed (reading or writing a 5.25" disk takes
only about 30 seconds regardless of whether it's DD or HD)
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From: hartnegg@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Klaus Hartnegg)
Subject: Re: One-pass DISKCOPY out there?
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