marlinw@ucb-vax.ARPA (03/14/85)
Eons ago, someone posted a program to emulate the CPM file system on floppy disks connected to Unix machines. Does anyone have the same for the MSDOS file system? Marlin Wilson tektronix!tekcrl!marlinw marlinw@tekcrl
mat@amdahl.UUCP (Mike Taylor) (03/19/85)
> Eons ago, someone posted a program to emulate the CPM file system on > floppy disks connected to Unix machines. Does anyone have the same > for the MSDOS file system? Available from AT&T as a product. I believe actually done by Locus. -- Mike Taylor ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!mat [ This may not reflect my opinion, let alone anyone else's. ]
barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) (03/21/85)
AT&T sells a product of LOCUS called PC Interface. (Colloquially, the "smooth bridge to unix".) PCI is a file server. The unix file system appears as an enormous "disk" to users and prorams running on DOS with PCI installed. For example, if your PC has two floppies, "A:" and "B:", the unix directory tree will appear as disk "C:". This allows users to store much larger amounts of data than would fit on their PC's floppy or hard disk. In addition, the files are visible; other users (on other PCs) can see and access the files (subject to the file permissions, of course). PCI also includes a terminal emulator that allows the user to access unix as though his PC were a VT100. (I believe other terminal types may be emulated in the future.) The user can switch back and forth between DOS and his unix terminal session(s). PCI normally accesses the unix host through an ethernet connection, but it can function over an RS232 line if no ethernet is available. (Of course, RS232 is slower!) For a brochure and/or more information, try ucla-cs!lcc!judi. barry gold