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Date: Fri, 28 Mar 97 23:06:36 MST
Message-Id: <9703290606.AA09096@rgfn.epcc.Edu>
From: bd733 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT Edu (Jason M. Daniels)
To: jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com
Subject: Re: wish list 2.0
Cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Reply-To: bd733 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT Edu


>
>If non-destructive writing were done, the only systems ultimately opendos
>could be used on would have to have minimum 1 terabyte hard drives.
>
>On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, Jason M. Daniels wrote:
>> I disagree. I think the logs should be *appended to* for each bootup.
>

I think you overestimate the size of a simple bootup log. Besides, who 
said the user couldn't erase the log him\herself when he\she wanted to? In 
any case, the append\overwrite question should be left up to the user.

Jason

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