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From: dave@sdeggo.UUCP (David L. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Reading MINIX disks on Microport UNIX or SCO XENIX?
Message-ID: <215@sdeggo.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 88 10:37:37 GMT
References: <4462@killer.UUCP>
Organization: Lazy Programmer's Society of San Diego
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In article <4462@killer.UUCP>, wnp@killer.UUCP (Wolf Paul) writes:
 > I would like to do all the upgrade work from MINIX 1.1 to 1.3 on
 > my AT with Microport UNIX.
 > 
 > Has anyone got the "readfs" utility to work under either Microport or
 > Xenix, or even on some other UNIX system which can read PC diskettes?
 > (i.e. 3Bx?)
 > 
 > Dr. Tanenbaum, does it run under PC/IX? If so, could you mail me the
 > source that compiles under PC/IX, with all the required non-UNIX
 > (i.e. MINIX) header files?
 > 
 > Anyone else?
 > 
 > I do not currently have access to a system which will run MINIX
 > unmodified, and thus cannot use the dosread/doswrite programs.
 > 
 > Thanks in advance for any help!
 > 
 > Wolf Paul
 > 

I have a rudimentary program that runs under Microport (and should run
under Xenix) that will read Minix filesystems and allow you to cd around
within them and copy files from them.  If anyone else wants it, send me
mail.


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David L. Smith
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