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From: prindle@nadc.arpa
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Subject: re: MS-DOS disk format/layout
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Date: Sat, 1-Nov-86 22:14:08 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  1 22:14:08 1986
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The original poster of this query has too bizarre an address to hope to reply
directly - and it may be of general interest:

[SIMTEL20] PD:<CPM.DSKUTL>RDMS233.LBR

This file in the SIMTEL20 archives reads MSDOS diskettes from CP/M, and thus
contains (embedded within the C code for the most part) the requested info on
FAT and directory layouts on 5.25 inch MSDOS diskettes, including subdirector-
ies.  It indeed searches for files and copies them to CP/M format.  There are
a couple of bugs in that version, especially when reading subdirectories, but
the general principles are accurate.  I am preparing to post a Commodore 128
version of this program to the SIMTEL20 archives, which will have these bugs
fixed.

Sincerely,
Frank Prindle
Prindle@NADC.arpa