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Message-Id: <199705061152.NAA00946@grendel.sylaba.poznan.pl>
Comments: Authenticated sender is <grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
From: "Mark Habersack" <grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
Organization: PPP (Pesticide Powered Pumpkins)
To: alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk
Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 13:54:13 +0100
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Re: File Systems (was Re: Usage of directory entries
Reply-to: grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl
CC: alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk, opendos-developer AT delorie DOT com
References: <199704300712 DOT JAA12911 AT grendel DOT sylaba DOT poznan DOT pl>
In-reply-to: <862514477.0610299.0@abwillms.demon.co.uk>

Once upon a time (on  1 May 97 at 20:24) Alaric B. Williams said:

> On 30 Apr 97 at 9:14, Mark Habersack wrote:
> 
> > > The mounting is done invisibly. Typing a: is just a change directory;
> > nonono - typing 'a:' is changing the device, typing 'a:\' would be
> > changing directory.
> 
> nonononono - typing a: sets the CWD to whatever drive a:'s private CWD is,
> so it's a change directory. Typing a:\ does nothing!
True ;-)) I should've written 'cd a:\'

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