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From: jklein@dev.dtic.dla.mil (Jeffrey Klein)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Backing Up My Xenix Distribution Disks
Keywords: Perplexed ! Hrumpphh !
Message-ID: <3649@dev.dtic.dla.mil>
Date: 3 May 90 14:16:37 GMT
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chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Chip Rosenthal) writes:

>In article <511648@nstar.UUCP> larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes:
>>In article <2479@crash.cts.com>, jburnes@crash.cts.com (Jim Burnes) writes:
>>> [What is] the easiest way to backup my distribution diskettes[?]
>>Use diskcopy supplied with your copy of DOS

>Be careful.  Newer versions of DISKCOPY insist that the disk look like a
>DOS disk.  I suggested diskcp(C) to Jim in email.

>BTW...I know this because this question came up about a year back, and I
>was the guy who said "use DISKCOPY" then.

It's been a while sisnce I've used Xenix, but I recall seeing (and using)
SCO Xenix's doscp command for making distribution disk backups.  This
was documented in the manuals (can't remember where.  If you need the
location e-mail me and I'll look it up).


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