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- From: rhealey@kas.helios.mn.org (Rob Healey)
- Subject: Re: Query: about A2410 and reading and writing from the disk!
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.160132.6178@kas.helios.mn.org>
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 16:01:32 GMT
- References: <1992Sep2.113226.58575@cc.usu.edu> <1992Sep3.191108.11459@news.columbia.edu>
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- In article <1992Sep3.191108.11459@news.columbia.edu> wyk1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Won Y Kim) writes:
- =Unix can use df0: etc.. but so far there is no facility for reading
- =amigados format. (that I know of)
- =Between amydos and amyunix, there is the "BRU" format which you can
- =call from unix and amigados (2.04 and above)
- =
- You can also use GNU tar I believe, it comes on AmigaUNIX 2.1 and
- is on a fish disk or something for ADOS. With BTN loaded you can even
- use gnutar with tape. GNU cpio is also being worked on but don't
- hold your breath.
-
- GNU tar's advantage is that you can read it across many formats,
- and if you use the MSDOG devices across LOT'S of formats: MSDOG,
- OS/2, UNIX's and ADOS.
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- -Rob
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