Re: [NTLK] reading Newton memory cards on a computer

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Fri Mar 18 2005 - 21:51:28 PST

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On Mar 18, 2005, at 2:14 PM, Norman Palardy wrote:
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> Doesn't dd assume you can read a file ?
> Which means the file system on the card needs to be mounted and that
> won't happen.
No that's wrong. DD can do a byte for byte copy of a card.

Try typing "man dd" in the terminal.
>
> The way I understand it is the card is formatted with a file system
> that you can't mount to do anything with in a laptop, etc.
>
> You'd need a way to read the raw device if you can even access it
>
Yes, DD will work.

Marty

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