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From: barton@holston.UUCP (Barton A. Fisk)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Bootable/rootable (was backup of Xenix Distribution)
Summary: or better, have a bootable/rootable w/tape driver
Message-ID: <5712@holston.UUCP>
Date: 5 May 90 19:33:15 GMT
References: <2479@crash.cts.com> <3946@thebes.Thalatta.COM> <1990May3.084422.23530@robobar.co.uk>
Organization: Barton A. Fisk & Co.
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In article <1990May3.084422.23530@robobar.co.uk>, ronald@robobar.co.uk (Ronald S H Khoo) writes:
> In article <3946@thebes.Thalatta.COM> campbell@Thalatta.COM (Bill Campbell) writes:
> > Your distribution disks are all tar format.
> 
> N1 isn't.  I hope you have a useable backup of yours!

I strongly recommend you make a bootable/rootable floppy (see Man) or
a "Crow Bar" diskette with your tape driver on it.

Then, if need be you can boot from the floppy, mount your HD and
away you go! 
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