braver@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Braverman) (07/24/87)
I'm trying to load Simultask on a 6300+. I didn't have the required scratch 360K diskette at the time I loaded the seven System V Release 2.0 Version 2.5 foundation diskettes, so I am trying to load the simultask software from within Unix. I went through the menu system to the "Install MS-DOS software from diskette" entry whereupon I was told to insert my newly purchased 360K diskette. After doing so, I get an error message "trouble writing to diskette" and I am told to insert a new scratch diskette. I've tried three different diskettes (of the same vendor) and get the same error message for each. If I boot up DOS 3.1 and format the diskettes under DOS, I can copy to and from the diskettes with no problem. Is Unix somehow more sensitive than DOS? I called the ATT Hotline, but they haven't been much help. Has anyone seen this problem before? Thanks for any assistance, Michael Braverman braver@ernie.berkeley.edu
jackb@ptsfa.UUCP (Jack Bailey) (07/24/87)
I had no trouble loading Simul-Task using a formatted scratch diskette.
Maybe the words "new diskette" should be changed to "new formatted
diskette".
I'd like to know if your Simul-Task works OK. Mine doesn't work the
same as the previous version. AT&T says it does. For example, my
game PC-LARN doesn't work. The output goes to the DOS window, while
the input is taken from the UNIX window. The game worked fine before
the upgrade.
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