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- From: louis@oak.ucsc.edu (Louis Goldstein)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: PDK CDROM RAQ (Recently asked Questions)
- Date: 16 Dec 1992 00:41:44 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
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- Sender: louis@oak (Louis Goldstein)
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- In article <1gldu9INNi5d@network.ucsd.edu>, eric@sdphu1.ucsd.edu (Bo Yang) writes:
- |> I have a PC without a CD_ROM. I used to use the DOSREAD on our RS/6000 machine
- |> (with a CDROM drive and a 3.5" flopydrive) to dump CD-ROM files to DOS diskets
- |> and bring them home to use with PC. Does anyone know if this works with the
- |> OS2 PDK CD?
- |>
- |> In other words, can you dump the PDK CD to DOS formatted floppy disks and
- |> install OS/2 with them?
- |>
- |> Many thanks.
- |>
- |> --Bo
- |>
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- Yes, most (all?) of the stuff on the PDK can be used as either straight files
- (text, bookmanager...), or are available on the CD as disk images which can
- be used to create install floppies.
-
- Enjoy!
- Louis
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