Date:	Tue, 11 Feb 1997 09:53:55 -0600 (CST)
From:	"Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
To:	"'OpenDOS newsgroup'" <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
Subject:	Re: [opendos] BAD Filesystems
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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Feb 1997, MORRIS JP wrote:
> 
> > I assume we use FAT for removable disks, otherwise we will have hundreds of
> > incompatible floppy disks.
> 
> Well, how would I put ext2 LFN files on floppy then?  What about
> symbolic links?  I know that I'll be using ext2 for floppies.

What if you forget that the someone you mailed the floppy to doesn't
support it, hmmm?  Then you send him one with fat.  FloppyFat isn't that
bad, it's good, it's consistent, and you can peel data off the disk
without it.

> > > Can you run a PM driver while the OS remains in RM?  Nifty >:-)
> > Could cause problems if you run Ultima 7 or some demos with wierd memory
> 
> Have 2 different drivers available?  One PM, and one RM.  Make
> them loadable on the fly like in Linux.

Hmmm, didn't think of that angle, something like a DLL, hey!, a DLL which
knows whether it was called in PM or RM!  One module, two
functionabilities!  <ugh, new tech-no-babble>

> > > Problem, though:  I haven't coded anything REMOTELY similar to this.  How
> It might.  Cross your fingers!  If not, the worst thing that
> could happen is that your hard drive will get wiped out, also

Thanks a lot, scare me away from that task, will ya.

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