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diff --git a/slackware64-current/isolinux/sbootmgr/RAWRITE12.DOC b/slackware64-current/isolinux/sbootmgr/RAWRITE12.DOC deleted file mode 100644 index f4871d1f8..000000000 --- a/slackware64-current/isolinux/sbootmgr/RAWRITE12.DOC +++ /dev/null @@ -1,86 +0,0 @@ -RaWrite 1.2 ------------ - -Purpose -------- - -Write a disk image file to a 360K floppy disk. - - -Equipment/Software Requirements -------------------------------- - -PC/XT/AT with a floppy disk drive capable of reading and writing a 360K -diskette. - -This program uses generic low-level BIOS diskette read/write functions. It -should be portable to nearly every PC in existance. PS/2's should be able -to run RawWrite but this has not been tested. - - -CAVEAT ------- - -This program will write ANY disk file to a floppy, overwriting any previous -information that may have been present. If you wish to re-use a diskette -under MS-DOS thats been written to by RawWrite then the disk will need to be -reformatted; all MS-DOS specific information will have been erased. - - -How to Compile --------------- - -TCC rawrite.c - -The source code is specific to Borland International's Turbo C 2.01 and has -been tested in all memory models. - - -Usage ------ - -C> RAWRITE - -And follow the prompts. All arguments are case-insensitive. - -A sample run is shown below. The disk file being written, in this example, -is named DEMODISK and the destination - where the image is being written - -is the B: drive. - -This program may be aborted at any time by typing ^C. - - -Sample Run ----------- - -C> RAWRITE -RaWrite 1.2 - Write disk file to raw floppy diskette - -Enter source file name: DEMODISK -Enter destination drive: B -Please insert a formatted 360K diskette into drive B: and press -ENTER- : -Writing image to drive B: - - -Errors ------- - -RaWrite attempts to determine if the diskette is a 360K, 720K, 1.2M, or -1.44M diskette by reading specific sectors. If the inserted diskette is not -one of the mentioned types, then RaWrite will abort with a short error -message. - -Errors such as write protect, door open, bad disk, bad sector, etc. cause a -program abort with a short error message. - - -History -------- - - 1.0 - Initial release - 1.1 - Beta test (fixing bugs) 4/5/91 - Some BIOS's don't like full-track writes. - 1.101 - Last beta release. 4/8/91 - Fixed BIOS full-track write by only only - writing 3 sectors at a time. - 1.2 - Final code and documentation clean-ups. 4/9/91 |