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From: billm@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Bill Marlin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: MINIX1.5-PC: 5.25 -> 3.5
Message-ID: <610014@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com>
Date: 21 May 91 15:48:04 GMT
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In comp.os.minix, asg@sage.cc.purdue.edu (The Grand Master) writes:


    My System:
     IBM PS/2 50Z - 286, 30MEG HD, 1-3.5 1.44MB DRIVE. 
    PROBLEM
       A local software store sells MINIX1.5 for $118. Unfortunately, I do
    not have a 5.25 drive, and they sell ONLY the 5.25 version. Direct order
    of the 3.5's from PH is $169 (and would take 2.5 weeks). I would much rather
    not wait, and not pay so much. So, what I need to know is this:

      If I buy MINIX on 5.25's, and copy it to 3.5's (on a friends PC), will it
    still work for me?
    thanx for your time
    			Bruce

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Under Minix on a PC with both a 5.25in drive 0 (DOS a:) and a 3.5in drive 1
(DOS b:), use the "cp" command to copy disks 1..4 and "cpdir" to copy
disks 5..17. Preformat your 3.5in disks under DOS as 720K disks.

Bill Marlin
billm@sr.hp.com