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From:	"Jim Lefavour" <jamesl AT mail DOT albany DOT net>
To:	opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Date:	Tue, 4 Feb 1997 13:51:20 +0000
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Subject:	Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32?
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Quoted from: Mike A. Harris        |            
> On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Jim Lefavour wrote:
> 
> > > >I think that OpenDOS should progress in a NEW direction, by
[snip]
> > I agree - the ext2 is the BEST fs that I have seen or heard of by
[snip]
> Adding ext2 will not break any software.  I'm running DOSemu and
> have put a LOT of DOS software onto one of my Linux ext2 partitions.
>  DOSemu comes with a command called LREDIR which makes *ANY* Linux
> mounted filesystem available in DOS.  Linux long filenames show up
> in a shortened manner, ie:

That's what I thought...

> lynx_bookmarks.html in Linux becomes LYNX_~PD.HTM in DOS.
> 
> The files work just fine too.  I can mount ANY filesystem that
> Linux supports and make it appear in DOS this way.  File access is
> transparent.  Since the code allready exists to do this, and to do
> it transparently, it will be easy to add it *NATIVELY* to DOS.  I
> think within 6 months we'll be laughing and enjoying full ext2
> access under plain ole dos. (gotta watch hitting the big red SWITCH
> though!)
One can only hope...

[snip]

> I'll wait for ext2 thanks.  No MS hacks on my system.

DITTO... I haven't paid MS the $120 they want for the 95 upgrade, 
since I feel that they already have enough of my money - numerous dos 
upgrades, windows purchase, windows upgrade, utilities and programs, 
etc. ad infinitum - when does the hurting stop?!?  Enter OpenDOS... 
:-))
[snip some more]

> > I would LOVE to use ext2fs, and maintain the ability to run W3.11
> > and Dos programs, but also, I would like to see a utility like
> > presizer or a converter for them - if I change over, why have both
> > an MSDOS partition and an OpenDOS partition? that is if OpenDOS is
> > working properly...
> 
> presizer for ext2?  Why?  ext2 doesn't suffer from the large
> partition == lots of wasted space blues.

Exactly, so when I switch over, I'd like the FS to access the ENTIRE 
hard drive, but unless the current partition can be converted to ext2 
non-destructively, it would have to be done in steps... and mounting 
the various partitions would require that they be put under 
subdirectories, which could make for a real adventure in modifying 
the setups...

Take care...

Jim

jamesl AT albany DOT net or http://www.albany.net/~jamesl/

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