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["David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "dnhschmidt AT juno.com" <dnhschmidt AT juno.com>
 
> If I use "d" and the arrow keys to go to   /dev/fd0   , a dialog 
> box comes up that says:
> 
> ***********
> 
>      Error
> 
> Unknown file type
> 
> ***********

This is because "d" has no idea how to handle /dev/fd0.

> This may have bearing:  the files I want to view were placed on the 
> floppy disk by Windows.

On BL, to access the files on a floppy disk, you must first mount
the disk (after inserting it into fd0 AKA drive A:):

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mount /dev/fd0 /fd
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After you have done this, you will find the files from the
floppy under /fd. Use "d" to navigate over there.

Before you eject the disk, don't forget to unmount:

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umount /fd
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> Thank you for your help,
> Dan

David

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