Need to create tar archives in Windows and extract in UNIX

[Corinna Vinschen]

Mike Steinlen wrote:
> 
> What software do I need to be able to exchange files between Windows NT 4
> and Unix using "tar" and floppy disks?  Can Unix mountable floppies be
> accessed by Cygwin?

Either by using DOS formatted floppies which are readable by most
UNIX derivates or by using the floppy as a raw device:

	mount -f -b //./A: /dev/fd0
	tar xvf /dev/fd0

Corinna

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