"lauger@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com"@mdcbbs.com (06/05/91)
A simple question from a new SparcStation 1 user. Can the
SparcStation read/write either DOS or MAC 3.5" floppy disks?
The SparcStation is not hooked up to the net yet (comm says weeks!!)
and I'd like to move some files from the Mac to the SS1. If
the SS1 can not read/write, is there a utility for either it or
the MAC that would help?
Thanks for the help.
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In article <2952@brchh104.bnr.ca>, "lauger@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com"@mdcbbs.com writes: |> A simple question from a new SparcStation 1 user. Can the |> SparcStation read/write either DOS or MAC 3.5" floppy disks? If you arunning SunOS 4.1.1, then there is built in support for MS-DOS format 3.5 inch floppies. You mount the floppy with file system type pcfs, then read/write as any other disk. (see manual for "mount"). You can also format MS-DOS floppies with the fdformat command. Under earlier OS releases, you can use a public domain set of utilities called mtools. I don't have a ftp site name in front of me, but it is quite common. Bob Haar InterNet : rhaar@gmr.com Computer Science Dept., G.M. Research Laboratories DISCLAIMER: Unless indicated otherwise, everything in this note is personal opinion, not an official statement of General Motors Corp.