How do I access a Microsoft Windows floppy disk from OpenVMS?
The HP Advanced Server (formerly known as PATHWORKS) for OpenVMS product includes an unsupported and undocumented utility called PCDISK, and this tool can read and write various Microsoft MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows FAT-format diskettes, and can usually access FAT-format volumes written by other operating systems. ProGIS in Germany sells a product called VMove which supports DOS files on many different device types. For more information, send mail to info@progis.de. Engineering Software has a product called VAKSAT which will read, write, and erase files on MS-DOS FAT diskettes. Available for both VAX and Alpha. Contact ed@cityscape.co.uk for more information. MadGoat PC Exchange (PCX) is a utility for copying files to and from MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows (FAT) format diskettes under OpenVMS, using an RX23 (3.5″), RX26 (3.5″), or RX33 (5.25″) diskette drive. For 3.5″ diskettes, high-density disks can be read or written; double-density disks are read-only. Only high-density disks are s
