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- From: voyager@eng.umd.edu (Gebran Krikor)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Linux using HPFS
- Date: 24 Jan 1993 23:11:52 GMT
- Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park
- Lines: 30
- Message-ID: <1jv7noINNdr2@mojo.eng.umd.edu>
- References: <727676295.AA34611@remote.halcyon.com>
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- Summary: HPFS reading is possible
- Keywords: HPFS, Source code
-
- In article <727676295.AA34611@remote.halcyon.com>
- Derek.Glidden@f42.n377.z1.fidonet.org (Derek Glidden) writes:
-
- >The major problem with ANY other operating system using HPFS is that,
- >from what I understand, the actual format/structure of the HPFS is still
- >
- >(C) Microsoft and they're not releasing any details, except to IBM.
- >
- >Now, if someone's hacked the details out on their own, that's another
- >story altogether.
- >
-
- The source code to a program to _read_ HPFS partitions, in a limited
- sense, can be found on ftp.uu.net (in the published/windowsdos/1991
- directory as part of the july (I think) issue.) or I will send copies
- of the source to anyone who sends me an email request.
-
- The program scans an HPFS partition and locates a file which it then
- dumps to stdout. It would make a good basis for at least
- a read-only HPFS implementation for Linux. I'm willing to help
- anyone who wants to work on such an implementation.... the source
- code is fairly clear, but I'm sure that it will take some
- time to develop.
-
- Anyone who wants a copy of the source code, send me email.
-
- Gebran
- gebran -- voyager@eng.umd.edu & krikorg@wam.umd.edu & who@knows.what.else
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- gebran -- voyager@eng.umd.edu & krikorg@wam.umd.edu & who@knows.what.else
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