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From: storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER)
Subject: Re: [Q] How do you make .FS files?
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References: <1993Apr21.073110.359@nhqvax.hq.nasa.gov> <176@larch.ukc.ac.uk> <177@larch.ukc.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 00:22:37 GMT
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In article <177@larch.ukc.ac.uk> rde@ukc.ac.uk (R.D.Eager) writes:
>In article <176@larch.ukc.ac.uk> rde@ukc.ac.uk (R.D.Eager) writes:
>>I would use dd to do it. Copy from the file, to the raw floppy device,
>>with 512 byte block size and suitable block count (not essential but helps
>>in understanding what yu are doing).
>
>Of course, I meant the other way round :-)

Even though the reply was a little confused, the command was correct.

dd (1) will do the job for you.


Toodlepip!
Marc 'em.