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From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 22:14:04 -0500 (EST)
Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
To: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
cc: "'OpenDOS newsgroup'" <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
Subject: Re: [opendos-developer] Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32?
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On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:

> > I'm still not entirely sure what you mean here.  I'll explain
> > MOUNT a little better and you tell me if it is similar to what
> > you mean.
> > 
> > Make a directory for mounting the disk on
> >   C:\> MD SOMEDISK
> 
> Which INTEND bypasses, it doesn't require the dir entry to really exist on
> the hard drive, it's faked all the way, never exists except in your mind
> as the computer's memory.  Unless you think this might cause a problem.

Yes, because there could be a directory named SOMEDISK allready
with files in it.  If you INTEND it, then the directory will be
blotted out of the filesystem until you UNINTEND it.


> > Mount the disk
> >   C:\> MOUNT A: C:\SOMEDISK
> > Access the files from the disk
> >   C:\> DIR SOMEDISK
> > Unmount the disk when not needed anymore
> >   C:\> UMOUNT \SOMEDISK
> > Remove the disk
> > 
> > Yeah, I'm going to try that out, but first I've got to read 1000
> > manpages.  :o)
> 
> {
>  char destination[] = "mike harris";
>  email(asprin(destination),UL)
> }

Thanks.


> > > COPY *.* TAPE:\volumename\*.* /AA-
> > > How easy this would make backups!  Could even throw in /S to search all
> > Sounds good!
> 
> Do you think if we used a virtual ostrich feather we could tickle Caldera
> hard enough to release the sources? ;)

They wouldn't be very useful as-is.  Let's use that feather on
Gene instead.  :o)  Hey Gene, why don't you bug Caldera to hire
some assistants to help you out?  We'll pay for them. :o)



Mike A. Harris        |             http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris
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