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Re: [SLE] Need DOS or WIN utility for housekeeping
- From: James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:15:10 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <4377668B.4080203@xxxxxxxxxx>
Lonn Dugan wrote:
> I had some stuff like this 20 years ago, but don't know if it was in DR DOS
> or SCO Unix. I can't go to either of those now (maybe DR DOS 6 is
> possible).
>
> Is there a file copy utility for WINDOWS or DOS to copy unix files on
> floppies to WIN or dos files system (and vice-versa) that can be used
> without Linux or Unix on the machine?
Are you talking about converting text files? If so, dos2unix and unix2dos.
>
> If answer is NO ...!
> While awaiting new machine and distro selection, which is a manageable and
> compact distro from the web for temporary use on an old Celeron box for
> nothing more than consolidating unix files from floppies onto the hard disk
> and burning to a CD?
If you mean just moving files, there's always ftp, file shares, etc.
> I had some stuff like this 20 years ago, but don't know if it was in DR DOS
> or SCO Unix. I can't go to either of those now (maybe DR DOS 6 is
> possible).
>
> Is there a file copy utility for WINDOWS or DOS to copy unix files on
> floppies to WIN or dos files system (and vice-versa) that can be used
> without Linux or Unix on the machine?
Are you talking about converting text files? If so, dos2unix and unix2dos.
>
> If answer is NO ...!
> While awaiting new machine and distro selection, which is a manageable and
> compact distro from the web for temporary use on an old Celeron box for
> nothing more than consolidating unix files from floppies onto the hard disk
> and burning to a CD?
If you mean just moving files, there's always ftp, file shares, etc.
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