From:	rhg AT cps DOT com (Richard H. Gumpertz)
Subject:	Re: What part of Cygwin API code handles raw device access?
23 Apr 1998 18:39:21 -0700 :
Message-ID:	<199804231709.MAA07993.cygnus.gnu-win32@Pooh.cps.com>
References:	<C77AD5DA2AA7D111859D00805FA724680335AF AT express7 DOT res DOT utc DOT com>
To:	MetcalJM AT utrc DOT utc DOT com
Cc:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

> I'm interested in writing an MSDOS 16-bit tool that behaves
> exactly like the UNIX dd, and has access to raw devices
> (both floppy and hard disk).  I imagine that I might be able
> to adapt some of the 32-bit Cygwin32 code, or at least learn
> from it.  If somebody could point me to the right portion of
> the cygwin32 b-19.1 code that handles the /dev/fd0 raw 
> device access, I would be very grateful.  

If money is not a major issue, the MKS toolkit for DOS includes exactly what
you are looking for...

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