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| 3419.1 | pcdisk is a lot easier | CGOFS::OAKLEY | BCNU2 | Thu Feb 01 1990 11:49 | 14 |
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Not sure about SoftPC but we have been using an image called PCDISK
which came with VAXPC and also comes with PCSA V3.0. With this
executable (and preformatted 720k disks, because it will only format
1.2mb) you use the command 'use a: dua2:' to assign your drive to A:
and then use the command 'Import filename.ext' to copy/translate from
VMS to the DOS disk.
It is a lot simpler than emulating DOS and using a file service.
Perhaps SoftPC has this image, if not try copying it from our system
CGFSV3""::sys$system:pcdisk.exe.
wayne
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| 3419.2 | VAXPC or SOFTPC??? | WJG::GUINEAU | | Fri Feb 16 1990 16:56 | 20 |
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re .0
> I've seen the notes about it in here, but they suggest using VAXPC,
> which is now dereleased. I've got SOFTPC here on my VAX, and can fire
> that up ok. It doesn't seem to want to format the 3 1/2 drive as 720k,
> but I got around that by using a PC and format a:/n:9.
How do you like it? Does it run many applications successfully?
I tried VAXPC awhile back and it was a PIG! Is SoftPC any better?
Where did you get it? (on the net?)
Thanks for any help...
John
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| 3419.3 | See WRKSYS::WS_PC_SOLUTIONS | BOMBE::MOORE | Eat or be eaten | Fri Feb 16 1990 18:28 | 1 |
| Try looking in HADLEY::DKA300:[APPS.SOFTPCDECW.VERSION2] for the kit.
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| 3419.4 | | WJG::GUINEAU | | Sun Feb 18 1990 14:50 | 6 |
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> Try looking in HADLEY::DKA300:[APPS.SOFTPCDECW.VERSION2] for the kit.
Thanks!
JOhn
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| 3419.5 | SoftPC V2 is slow.. | BAHTAT::HILTON | Two in the box ready to go | Mon Feb 19 1990 04:50 | 12 |
| John,
Yeh Version 2 also runs's like a pig!!
You have a fixed size window, but version 2 supports EGA, extended
memory and common VMS/MS-DOS disk, but I had a problem trying to copy
from this shared area to a:, in fact in didn't WORK!!
Performance is slow, and really hammers my DS3100, maybe I need more
memory or someat ;-)
Greg
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| 3419.6 | SoftPC now WORKS OK | BAHTAT::HILTON | Two in the box ready to go | Wed Mar 07 1990 06:30 | 16 |
| Well I think I had a duff copy of SoftPC version 2.
I can now copy from e: to a:
E: is a shared area, so I just copy stuff across the net, into the
right directory, fire up SoftPC, and copy it to a:, then carry the disk
home, and I'm there!! Quite quick, and no modems involved anywhere.
SoftPc also has a great utility called DOS2VMS, which converts DOS
text/data files to VMS format. Hence I can convert any document files
and print them on the laser printer!
All in all I'm pretty impressed at how quickly it it possible to get
stuff across and converted.
Greg
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| 3419.7 | Still trying to get from VAX to RX23 via SoftPC | LEDS::SKRALY | Sam Skraly, DTN 291-7244 | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:25 | 15 |
| I'm trying to go from VAX to RX23 via SoftPC and I'm stuck with the
problem mentioned in .0, i.e. I can create a network disk e: with the
stuff I want to copy, but when I try to copy to a:, it comes back with
"0 files copied". How did you solve the problem in .6?
Here's my syntax:
A:\>copy e:ffxxx.zoo a:ffxxx.zoo
I didn't use VMSTODOS prior to copying, is that an issue (when I tried it
on a text file, it came back with "Error 0"), or is that only needed for
text file transfers?
Thanks,
Sam
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| 3419.8 | Get up to date version | BAHTAT::HILTON | Two in the box ready to go | Wed Jul 04 1990 05:39 | 8 |
| Sam,
What version of SoftPC are you using??
The problem seems to go away with version 2.
Greg
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