Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!hpuplca!jeff From: jeff@hpuplca.nsr.hp.com ( Jeff Gruszynski ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: floppy drive for 9000/300? Message-ID: <410029@hpuplca.nsr.hp.com> Date: 19 Apr 91 18:32:13 GMT References: Organization: Hewlett-Packard Pleasanton Ca. Sales Lines: 28 > / hpuplca:comp.sys.hp / wehr@fmsrl7.UUCP (Bruce Wehr ) / 5:18 am Apr 19, 1991 / > In article , tt@tarzan.jyu.fi (Tapani Tarvainen) writes: > > > > Is it possible to connect a floppy drive that can read PC floppies > > (either 3.5" or 5 1/4", high density or not) to a 9000/300 series > > machine (340/345/370)? > > The later 9122C floppy drives are high density, and can read and write > either DD or HD 3.5" disks. I don't know if HP has any 5.25" HD drives. > > Bundled with HP-UX are DOS utilities (dosll, doscp, dosrm ... man -k dos > for more info). We use these on our 300 all the time. > > -- > Bruce Wehr (wehr%dptc.decnet@srlvx0.srl.ford.com) > (..!uunet!srlvx0.srl.ford.com!wehr%dptc.decnet) > Ford Motor Company - Engineering Technology Services > P.O. Box 2053, Room 1153, Dearborn, Michigan 48121-2053 (313)337-5304 > ---------- These have been bundled in the past, but apparently aren't any more if purchased new (at 7.0). IMHO I think they ought to still be bundled, but... Jeff Gruszynski T&M STE SE Santa Clara Sales Hewlett Packard