brianm@sco.COM (Brian Moffet) (04/04/89)
How horrible, ibm.device. What this device would do
is allow the user (me) to read ibm format disks.
I don't even care if you have anything to do Messy DOS
disk layout or not, I just want to do an OpenDevice()
and then read and write to the thing.
What I am looking for is a way to tar (or cpio) files to
the 3.5 inch disk at work (720K) and then read them on
my amiga. Easier than using UUCP which is what I do now.
This is my request. Anyone have it?
brian moffet
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My fish and company have policies. I have opinions.brian@berner.UUCP (Brian A. Jarvis) (04/05/89)
In article <2501@scolex.sco.COM> brianm@sco.COM (Brian Moffet) writes: > [...text deleted...] >What I am looking for is a way to tar (or cpio) files to >the 3.5 inch disk at work (720K) and then read them on >my amiga. Easier than using UUCP which is what I do now. > >Brian Moffet {uunet,decvax!microsoft,ucscc}!sco!brianm > -or- ...sco!alar!brian No sweat. I've been using DOS-2-DOS for some time now, without problems. I usually grab a chunk of text & binaries off the net via my SCO Xenix box at the office, use "doscp" to put it onto 720K DOS diskettes, then use DOS-2-DOS to read the DOS diskettes on the Amiga. I've had a couple of problems with DOS-2-DOS locking up (but not guruing) when I boot my A500 under 1.3 (w/o 1.3 ROM's); I'm not sure if this is problem is about 1.3 or about some other software I also boot up with (a different shell, CON replacement, etc.). Booting up on my 1.2 WorkBench sans the extra shell & CON replacement, etc. works just dandy! DOS-2-DOS also reads/writes Atari 720K diskettes. I bought the package for about $60 here in Toronto, so it should be about $10 anywhere else! :{) - Brian A. =============================================================================== __ __ Brian A. Jarvis, / ) ...berner!brian / ) Berner & Company Inc., /--< __ o __. ____ /--/ Berner Information Inc. /___/_/ (_<_(_/|_/ / <_ / ( o My dog, Goof, says "Hi!" I own only 1.5% of the company, therefore, I speak for only 1.5% of it. ===============================================================================
451061%UOTTAWA.BITNET@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu (Valentin Pepelea) (04/10/89)
Brian Moffet <brianm@sco.com> writes in Message-ID: <2501@scolex.sco.COM> > How horrible, ibm.device. What this device would do > is allow the user (me) to read ibm format disks. > I don't even care if you have anything to do Messy DOS > disk layout or not, I just want to do an OpenDevice() > and then read and write to the thing. The German fellows which wrote the shareware MS-DOS utility which copies files from IBM disks to Amiga disks and vice-versa claim they also have a handler which accesses IBM formatted disks as if they were Amiga disks. Sound pretty impressive, eh? > This is my request. Anyone have it? Look at the MS-DOS.ZOO readme file. Youll like what youll read. > brian moffet Valentin _________________________________________________________________________ "An operating system without Name: Valentin Pepelea virtual memory is an operating Phonet: (613) 233-1821 system without virtue." Bitnet: 451061@Uottawa.bitnet Usenet: Use cunyvm.cuny.edu gate - Ancient Inca Proverb Planet: 451061@acadvm1.UOttawa.CA