From: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) Subject: Re: Writing Linux disks on Sun Date: 13 Oct 1992 13:48:45 GMT
In article <1992Oct9.020406.11242@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, peterw@archsci.arch.su.oz.au (Peter Williams ) writes:
| I have also transferred data using the DOS file system capability of the 3.5"
| drive on the SUN. This method is an order of magnitude slower than tarring as
| the SUN's read/write to DOS floppies is very slow (nearly 1/2 hour for one full
| floppy).
Eek! Get mtools for Sun. The advantage over tar is that you can add
stuuf from time to time without having to rebuild a tar. I usually zip
the stuff to save space and preserve filenames.
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bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
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