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From: dingebre@imp.es.com (David Ingebretsen)
Subject: Re: Sparc floppies
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.154937.13973@javelin.sim.es.com>
Keywords: Amiga, MSDOS, Sparc
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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 91 15:49:37 GMT

In article <15974@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, cmcmanis@stpeter.Eng.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
> In article <1991Jun27.050723.9839@midway.uchicago.edu> asd2@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Amish Dave) writes:
> > ... If not, can someone at least tell
> >me how to get it to write MS-DOS format floppies (I think I recall 
> >someone saying this could be done)?
> >Amish (asd2@midway.uchicago.edu)
> 
> Did you see the mtools package that came across comp.sources way back
> when? MS-DOS format disks are the only compatible media options at this
> time.
> 
> --Chuck
> 
> 
> --
> --Chuck McManis						    Sun Microsystems
> uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis   BIX: <none>   Internet: cmcmanis@Eng.Sun.COM
> These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.
> "I tell you this parrot is bleeding deceased!"

We have mtools installed on a couple of our Suns but it doesn't seem to write
binary files properly. I can write a binary file, then read it, and a UNIX diff shows that it has changed. Text files don't have a problem.

If anyone can explain how to get mtools to properly write a binary file,
I would really appreciate it.

David

David Ingebretsen
Evans and Sutherland Computer Corporation
600 Komas Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 582-5847 x3758

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