Utilities to transfer data to/from unix boxes with floppy drives
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These are the utilities I use.  (source & binaries included).
They are not packaged enough to be posted on comp.[sources|binaries].atari.st,
but will work as un-arced.

Raw2tar, Tar2raw:
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How to use them:

On unix: (name of device my vary: on sony: /dev/flopd, on suns ?)

UNIX      | <-- tar xfv /dev/floppy   <-- | Raw disk, double sided, 9 sectors
directory | --> tar cfv /dev/floppy . --> | with no directory structure

On st:

TOS  | --> ctar d:\a.tar <dir> --> | D:\a.tar | --> tar2raw --> | Raw
disk | <-- detar d:\a.tar      <-- | tar file | <-- raw2tar <-- | disk

You must create yourself the ramdisk in D: with a sufficient size to hold
the tar file. TOS and raw disk must be formatted. I included here ctar
and detar, whose docs and sources are on terminator.cc.umich.edu

Unixflop:
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This is an attempt to make one program creating the tar file in its own
memory, thus avoiding to create a ramdisk and use a separate tar program
on the ST. It works, but ONLY in the UNIX->ST direction (de-taring)!!!
It is not finished, and will bomb on the opposite use.

unixflop will gobble up the raw unix disk in memory, the prompt you for
a formatted TOS disk to write files in tos format. It works very well, the
only bug is that, due to my non-understanding of GEM, you may have to reboot
your ST after exiting it by clicking on the close box, (the mouse freezes).
Apparently, if you only use the keyboard, all works Ok.
My main use was this way of the transfer, so I didn't have the motivation
to finish the other side of unixflop...

Copyright:
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I release these programs in the public domain, you can do ANYTHING with 
them. (I compiled them with Laser C, but they should work with any ST C
compiler) 

Of course, I will appreciate if you send me back or post your improvements.

Colas Nahaboo, Bull Research France -- Koala Project -- GWM X11 Window Manager
colas@avahi.inria.fr            Phone: (33) 93.65.77.70, Fax: (33) 93 65 77 66
INRIA - Sophia Antipolis, 2004, rte des Lucioles, 06565 Valbonne Cedex, FRANCE