Date:	Tue, 29 Sep 1998 21:46:15 +1200 (NZST)
From:	Eric Gillespie <viking AT flying-brick DOT caverock DOT net DOT nz>
To:	Mr M S Aitchison <physmsa AT cantua DOT canterbury DOT ac DOT nz>
cc:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Suggestions for DR-DOS
In-Reply-To:	<199809240541.RAA23160@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz>
Message-ID:	<Pine.LNX.3.96.980929212343.524A-100000@brick.flying-brick.caverock.net.nz>
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On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Mr M S Aitchison wrote:

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:Do you mean like HISTORY.TXT? I'd like easier access to a list of known ::
:bugs (yes, it isn't always in a company's interests to make such infor- ::
:mation public, but I'd really appreciate it!)                           ::
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Ditto ... it could explain some of the ... inconsistencies I have come across.

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:> Support for Windows 9x VFAT...                    ::
:I agree with Charles about VFAT LFN being terrible. ::
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Ditto  - eeuch, and LFNB3 didn't meet my expectations, what with unusual disk
problems - I remember mentioning these on this list a matter of months ago,
and got precious few answers about what to do.  Still, nice idea...running
bash on DOS actually worked...but couldn't run the MEM command under it...


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:  If it is needed it would be best to have a disk(ette) driver that auto- ::
:detects various disk formats and loads modules accordingly. It could even ::
:even use system overlays to reduce RAM.                                   ::
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Though I do notice sometimes (under Linux) that if I access a floppy
(vfat-wise) it comes up with an "Unable to load cp437" or something like
that...and my DOS memory is precious enough as it is...

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:> Multiple configuration files (CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT)           ::
:Well, although DRDOS already does some neat things with and in         ::
:(D)CONFIG.SYS, I'd like to to also be able to use MS arrangements too. ::
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MS-arrangements such as? You mean MENU?  I have to admit I liked that idea,
but find that chain and goto seems to work well enough for light use
(4 options, one starting a bare system)


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:> DIR command should have the "standard" options ... /S ... ::
:I'd like that, but as an *option*.                          ::
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Depends on how much you depend on it (yes sure XDIR supplies /s) but I would
prefer the MS-DOS way (just 'cos I'm used to it - sheesh, here I am saying MS
did something right!! Quick, shoot me and tie me to a ZX81...)  - I've been
thinking of writing a separate dir command but don't have the programming
experience ... of course anyone who wants to *could* run the MS-DOS 6.2[12]
COMMAND.COM on top of the DR-DOS base, but I guess that defeats the purpose of
the DR-DOS features, doesn't it? 

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: I really *must* get my ALFS going! ::
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ALFS? A Little File System? Advanced Linux File System? Another Lame Flaming 
Setup?

I can't wait to find out...
Incidentally (not on topic) how's the local Linux group going?  Any problems
with DR-DOS under DOSEMU?


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