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   philo565 to All   
   Re: floppy image   
   23 Jun 24 09:42:34   
   
   From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   > On 6/20/2024 3:08 PM, Grant Taylor wrote:   
   > > On 6/20/24 13:58, philo wrote:   
   > >> OTOH if I use Virtual Box to make a floppy image, that is something I can   
   mount. The problem is , it's impossible to write t   
   > There are things in that list that do not support boot.   
   >   
   > Back in the day, on SCSI bus, if you stuck something at   
   > address "6" on a certain OS, it would get probed for tape behavior.   
   > Do a rewind. Check the mode sense. That sort of thing.   
   >   
   > For an OS to be probing a floppy that way, that's pretty weird.   
   >   
   > It's unlikely that Xenix would know what FAT12 is. but   
   > you never know.   
   >   
   >    Paul   
      
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