hi norman

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> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:00:58 +0100
> From: Norman Dunbar <[email protected]>
> 
> Morning Fern,
> 
> > most unices come with dd, which can be used to
> generate raw media images.
> 
> I know. :-) But the image itself then cannot be read unless
> you have a 
> QDOS Filesystem driver installed either as a module or as a
> "fuser" system.
> 
...
> It would be nice(r) to be able to mount the image as a
> floppy disc 
> (using loop device) and then access it as a "floppy".
> That's the state 
> I'm attempting (when time permits) to get to.
> 
> At the moment, the image can be read by the ctools utility
> - at least, I 
> think that's the correct name.
> 


oops! sorry that'll teach me not to jump the whole thread straight into the bit 
*i* can asnwer :-) so blooming early in the day.  i just use it to back up my 
ql disks and didn't think beyond that

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