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From: jep@oink.UUCP (James E. Prior)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 3B1 questions
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Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 17:10:42 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 23 17:10:42 1987
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In article <6001@sunybcs.UUCP> twomey@sunybcs.UUCP (Bill Twomey) writes:
>Under 3.5,
>
>-How can I backup my diagnostic disk?  I dislike the
> idea of having to use the original. 
>
>...
>
>thanks
>-Bill
>twomey@gort.cs.Buffalo.EDU   Usenet: ...{rocksvax|decvax}!sunybcs!twomey
>Bitnet: twomey@sunybcs   CSnet: twomey%buffalo.csnet@csnet-relay

I too, hate to rely upon regular use of master floppies.  

I made backups of my diagnostics disk, along with the rest of the foundation
set, as soon as I had set my machine up.

The backup procedure is incredibly stupid.  Don't use the UNIX machine, 
use the MS-DOS boxes that are so ubiquitous.  There is a program called
COPYIIPC.EXE for PCs that was intended for making backups of copy protected
software, but it works great for copying just about any disk regardless of
format.  COPYIIPC works more like a XEROX machine than anything else.
A XEROX machine copies almost anything, regardless of the font type, font size
character orientation, paper clips, or languages.  A XEROX machine makes copies
(period).  COPYIIPC does for floppies what XEROXs do for paper.

I use MS-DOS machines for a living, but the following reflects my feelings:
MS-DOS:  Just say no!

-- 
James E. Prior  {ihnp4|cbosgd}!n8emr!oink!jep