Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 23:44:01 -0600 (CST)
From: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32?
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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:
> 
> > int main()
> >  {
> >   pipe(email(attachment,DL),bustdocs(gzip(&DL)))
> >  }
> 
> Your pseudocode is becoming more difficult to understand.  :o)

void pipe(char[] source, char[] destination)
/* takes the source and feeds it to the destination */

char *email(*int where, typedef how)
/* invokes email tranlator to convert a remote file into raw text,
   TYPEDEF, (see email.h for types), defines method */

Hmmm, this gets a little harder.

int bustdocs(*int source)
/* takes the source and converts it to a more printable form.
   P.S. this program really exists! =) */

char *gzip(&int address of source)
/* does a memory gzip, if a .gz file is found, it is unzipped,
   if there is no .gz in the header address, it's zipped. */

> Ahh!  So you've never _used_ a superior FS!  That explains it!
> HPFS is OS/2's native FS (not MAC).  NTFS is Windows NT's native
[POW]
> ext2 is based on HPFS and NTFS I believe.  ext2 supports long
> filenames (up to 240 chars I think), you can use any character in

Not that I've never _used_ it, I've never gotten the information on
_understanding_ them.  I love to learn, to stop learning is to stop
growing up and grow decrepit instead.

> > other FS which I know of but don't remember the name was a linked sector
> > list FS where each 512 byte sector had 500 bytes reserved for data, and
> 
> I'm not sure what FS that would be.  Perhaps the C64 floppy?

I don't know, I do remember it was for a hard drive.

> > I would love to be able to read up on other types of FS's.
> Well, if you want the HPFS spec doc, just let me know.  I'll
> description of ext2 as well.

email(HPFS.spec.doc, ATTACH);

> > > > Now give me a think tank.....  It would take very smart piece of
> > Didn't catch the irony, look at W(%, it's supposed to be idiot proof.
> Yah, I thought that was a bit funny.  Your shift key got stuck

No, WIN#! and WIN(%.  Win31 will make you cuss, Win95 will make you go
cross-eyed trying to figure is out sometimes. ;)

> > > code manually on the keyboard every time the computer reboots!
> > S-100 Boot!  Toggle switches!
> OUCH!!!!

_Personally_, I want a rotary switch on the front of my machine which by
positioning it to the proper position, I can do a custom boot based upon
the switch position, I could leave it in a 'safe' boot position for when
my family plays with the machine and not worry about them crashing it, and
when I want to play CPUGOD, I turn the switch.

> in each directory called ---linux.--- which contains all of the
> information about symlinks, LFN's, permissions, etc)
Sounds more trouble than worth.

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