Here's the answer that finally worked.  Thanks to all of you,
I now have a list of ways to access msdos file on 5.0a on a 
floppy as well.
Thanks to Lucien Hercaud and Emmanuel Bove
Step by Step : 
# /sbin/fddisk -fmt -f /dev/rdisk/floppy0a
NOTE:  Setting interleave factor to ``-i2:4''.
       Use ``-i<nnn>[:<ccc>]'' option to override.
Disk type: 3.50 inch, HD  (1.44MB)
Number of sectors per track: 18
Number of surfaces:   2
Number of cylinders: 80
Sector size:  512
interleave factor:  2:4
Formatting disk...
  Percentage complete: Format complete, checking...
 Quick check of disk passes OK.
# disklabel -rw /dev/rdisk/floppy0a
# newfs  /dev/rdisk/floppy0a
/dev/rdisk/floppy0a:    2880 sectors in 80 cylinders of 2 tracks, 18 sectors
        1.4MB in 5 cyl groups (16 c/g, 0.28MB/g, 64 i/g)
super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at:
 32, 640, 1184, 1792, 2336,
# mount /dev/disk/floppy0a /mnt
Thanks again,
Joe
Received on Tue Aug 07 2001 - 18:18:58 NZST