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From: gd@aprm (Gary Dunn)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: accessing DOS disks from unix
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Date: 8 May 91 12:52:52 GMT
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Several postings in this thread have explained how to use SOSS or
Netware to mount an MS-DOS disk under NFS.  We use Intel's OpenNET, and
it can do the same thing.

There are some additional factors to be concerned with, beyond network
connectivity.  MS-DOS and UNIX do not store text files the same way.  An
MS-DOS text file terminates lines with CRLF, whereas UNIX just uses LF. 
More significant is the case where the data on the PC requires
specialized application software to be useful.  In particular, someone
said they wanted to be able to access CD-ROMs, and those use special
reader programs. 

I suppose you could mount the PC's CD-ROM, then launch an MS-DOS
emulator, and from there run the reader software, but then you loose
most of the benefits of using UNIX.
 
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