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tar cvf /dev/fd0 foo


hi folks
is it possible for cygwin tar to read un*x tarred floppy disks or do they have
to be formatted for a pc.
e.g.
from un*x box tar cvf /dev/fd0 foo

then from pc tar xvf /dev/fd0

fails for me.
is it possible at all?

thanks in advance
Colman.


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