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- From: harding@sun444.nas.nasa.gov (Steve Harding)
- Subject: Re: UNIX-PC-UNIX Conversion - How?
- References: <1iv3fvINNeui@male.EBay.Sun.COM> <1iv7u9INNj7u@fnnews.fnal.gov>
- Sender: news@nas.nasa.gov (News Administrator)
- Organization: NASA/Ames Research Center
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:58:58 GMT
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- In article <1iv7u9INNj7u@fnnews.fnal.gov> dem@fnal.gov writes:
- >Here's what I do:
- >
- >1) format a 1.44 MB diskette on my PC
- >2) copy the FrameMaker file to it from my hard drive
- >3) put the diskette in my Sun SparcStation IPX
- >4) as root on the Sun type "mount -t /dev/fd0 /pcfs"
- >5) open the file as normal (filename looks like /pcfs/dos.doc)
- >6) save my work when finished to /pcfs directory
- >7) as root on the Sun type "umount /pcfs"
- >8) as root on the Sun type "eject"
- >9) take the disk bakc to my PC and start the cycle all over.
-
- Very clevor. I will have to save this for my bag of tricks.
-
- One slight problem. Many of us (especially in a controlled environment)
- don't have access to the root password.
-
- steve
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