This directory contains PUTR.COM V1.2, a program for accessing DEC file
systems from DOS PCs.

Supported file systems:
OS/8
RSTS/E (read only)
RT-11

Supported media:
RX33, RX50 floppies in 1.2MB drive
RX01/02/03 workalike floppies in 1.2MB drive
RX23, RX26, and PC 720KB disks in 3.5" 720KB/1.44MB/2.88MB drive
RX01 real floppies in 8" drive with appropriate controller (untested)
TU58 drives plugged into PC COM port
disk image files (can apply/remove interleave for floppy image files)

The program accepts a subset of the usual DOS commands, but allows you to
MOUNT non-DOS disks (with a fake drive letter or "ddu:" style name).  Once
you've mounted a foreign disk, you can "log in" to it just like a DOS disk,
and TYPE, COPY (including COPY /B), DIR etc. will work (no RENAME yet, sorry).

The program's basic point of pride is the fact that you can mount more than
one foreign disk at once, and they may be from different operating systems,
so you can copy file between foreign file systems w/o the intermediate step
of copying them into a DOS directory and back out again (especially handy if
your files have dates before 01/01/80).

This version doesn't add much functionality over V1.11 (mainly autodetecting
disk types and file systems, COPY can make block or sector image copies of
whole devices, and the 2.88MB support is debugged) but it has undergone
significant internal reorganization making it far more robust than earlier
versions, and it's a lot better at figuring out how to Do The Right Thing.

John Wilson  wilson@dbit.com   26-Aug-1996