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From: randy@chinet.UUCP (randy)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.unix
Subject: Re: Can I get an AT w/SCO XENIX to read Altos 586 floppies?
Message-ID: <361@chinet.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Jun-86 08:35:07 EDT
Article-I.D.: chinet.361
Posted: Tue Jun 10 08:35:07 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Jun-86 00:52:28 EDT
References: <1927@osu-eddie.UUCP>
Reply-To: randy@chinet.UUCP (Randy Suess-)
Organization: chi-net, Public Access UN*X, Chicago IL
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Keywords: How?  XENIX IBM-AT Altos
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In article <1927@osu-eddie.UUCP> mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman) writes:
>Does anyone have a driver or utility that will let me read a floppy made
>on an Altos 586 (tar or mount format) on an IBM-AT running the latest version
>of SCO's XENIX?

	I routinely  transfer floppies between my Altos 586, 3b2/300 and
AT running SCO Xenix SysV.  The trick on the AT is to use the /dev/fd096ds9
entry.  I use cpio more than tar, but they both work.  A trick on cpio is to
use the B option when writting out the floppy on the Altos/3b2 to read on the
AT.  Also, *always* use the c option on cpio.
Ex:  on Altos--  find /usr/src/sysV -print | cpio -ocB > /dev/fd0
	 on AT   --  cpio -icdB < /dev/fd096ds9


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