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Thanks Daniel, I think that is the best way to go.<br>
<br>
VUW Information Technology Sevices (previously known<br>
as the Computer Centre) has disposed of its 3" FD's,<br>
and Massey apparently keeps similar functions at Auckland<br>
and Palmerston Nth. <br>
<br>
Can you suggest a time and place where I might pick it up for a few
days ?<br>
<br>
Adam.<br>
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Thanks, I should have mentioned that it was a 3.5" disk.
Apologies,
Adam.
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Hi Adam,
Does it look physically like a floppy disk that would fit a standard
3.5" floppy drive?
If so, I have a usb floppy drive I could loan you. I'd suggest man fd
(assuming you've installed the fdutils (debian and variants) package
It lists all the standard formats, and the standard 3.5" SS/DD 80 track
format is 360k. This means you'd probably access it via /dev/fdNu360,
but it will probably be auto-detected and accessible via /dev/fd0.
If your willing to risk a DIY attempt I'd suggest trying to take a raw
copy using gnu's ddrescue once you've figured out the correct format (if
it doesn't autodetect). Once you've got the image you may want to try
looking at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vms2linux.de/ods5fs.html">http://www.vms2linux.de/ods5fs.html</a> for the tools to access
the filesystem.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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Apologies,
Adam.
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