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Article #868Re: Unix File Formats on Floppy Disk
From: John R. Levine
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1986 05:29
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1986 05:29
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In article <1304@brl-adm.ARPA> C0%DDAESA10.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu (Richard J Waite) writes:
> I wish to transfer some program source code from a UNIX machine to an
>IBM pc. The use of a RS232 link is not an option. Does anyone know of a product
>that can read a Unix written floppy and write to an IBM pc floppy.
If your Unix system runs on a PC or something like it, it doubtless has a
utility to read and write DOS formatted disks. I can personally vouch for
the existence of such programs for PC/IX and Xenix on the PC and PC-AT,
and AIX on the RT PC. AIX even has DOS emulation which reads and writes
DOS and Unix files directly with commands like "copy." On other machines,
your biggest problem is plugging in a disk drive that can physically read and
write the same format as a PC.
--
John R. Levine, Javelin Software Corp., Cambridge MA +1 617 494 1400
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The opinions expressed herein are solely those of a 12-year-old hacker
who has broken into my account and not those of any person or organization.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ll-xn!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ima!johnl From: johnl@ima.UUCP (John R. Levine) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: Unix File Formats on Floppy Disk Message-ID: <280@ima.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Dec-86 00:29:41 EST Article-I.D.: ima.280 Posted: Mon Dec 8 00:29:41 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Dec-86 05:02:34 EST References: <1304@brl-adm.ARPA> Reply-To: johnl@ima.UUCP (John R. Levine) Organization: Javelin Software Corporation Lines: 17 Summary: PC unices all read and write DOS file formats