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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Unix disk duplication....
Message-ID: <1991Apr06.183240.6277@virtech.uucp>
Date: 6 Apr 91 18:32:40 GMT
References: <131@hanys.UUCP>
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc.
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wayned@hanys.UUCP (Wayne) writes:

>	I have an AT&T 6386 wgs machine which is used for developement
>and creating unix installation packages for software I write. The problem
>that I have is it takes a long time to create 100's of distribution sets
>by formating floppies and then using cpio to build the packages .  Can I 
>purchase a disk duplicator for unix floppies? Or is there a better/faster
>way???

The best way is to buy a duplicator.  They should be able to duplicate 
the disk (including formatting the copy) reguardless of the contents of the
disk.

One company that I have some info on is CopyMaster.  They sell an automatic
disk copier (just load the bunch of disks and it will do all the work).

Another company (ALF) has an "attended" copying machine that does the format
and copy in 28 seconds, but you have to be there to switch disks.

Contact info:
		Copy Master:		1-800-882-8444
		ALF Products Inc:	1-800-321-4688

NOTE: I have not used the products (nor even seen them used), so this is not 
a recommendation of either one.

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