mounting a floppy disk

From: Dr. David Kirkby (drkirkby_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 11/10/03

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    I have a Dec Alpha 600a which has a floppy drive. How can I get
    'mount' a floppy disk that has been formatted on a PC under Windoze?
    What is the device file for the floppy ? 

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