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Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:07:32 +0100
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Serguei DACHIAN wrote:
> Yes, surely all this would be much simpler, but what I am trying to do, is
> to write a Win9x application (using CygWin) capable of reading Ext2 Linux
> partition on a dual boot machine

Oooh. Why not look into writing a device/filesystem driver?
Would fit in more neatly, and be more flexible
(-> Win NT/98/2K)... no?
Wouldn't require raving insanity either ;)
One might even be able to layer FAT on top of EXT2.
Wouldn't that be nice?!
I wonder if cygwin can produce VXD's/.386 etcetera? ..
You could assemble them manually, if not..

john

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