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From: barton@holston.UUCP (barton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 720k 5.25 disks
Summary: it works with tar on Xenix 2.2 /dev/rfd096ds9
Keywords: 720k 5.25 test
Message-ID: <431@holston.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jul 89 14:37:49 GMT
References: <26353@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <196500030@trsvax> <784@biar.UUCP>
Organization: Barton A. Fisk & Co.
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In article <784@biar.UUCP>, jhood@biar.UUCP (John Hood) writes:
> (Note the Followup-To:; we're getting rather far from Xenix)
> 
> In article <196500030@trsvax> uhclem@trsvax.UUCP writes:
> [stuff about 720k 5.25" disks]
> [more stuff about 5.25" drives] 
> >
> >I routinely have to transport data to an older system with 5.25 720K drives
> >and my MS-DOS system steadfastly refuses to cooperate.
> >
> >I haven't tried this with the "real" SCO XENIX floppy driver.
> 
I have used it with tar without any problems. The driver is 
/dev/rfd096ds9. I don'nt know about other utilities.
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