Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 19:36:39 -0600 (CST)
From: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
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Subject: Re: [opendos-developer] Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32? 
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On Wed, 12 Feb 1997 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:
> 
> > Creates a 'fake' dir visible in the root, when you UNINTEND it removes the
> > And I don't mean to apply this to just floppies, we now have 100+meg
> > INTEND Schedule_Card C:\SCHEDULE
> > SYMLINK C:\SCHEDULE C:\CALANDER
> 
> Sounds like your INTEND command is the same as MOUNT allready is,
> just that you must make the dir before you can mount it.  In
> other words, INTEND == MD \SCHEDULE ; MOUNT A: \SCHEDULE
> 
> Could be implemented via an alias or batch file.

> I'm still not entirely sure what you mean here.  I'll explain
> MOUNT a little better and you tell me if it is similar to what
> you mean.
> 
> Make a directory for mounting the disk on
>   C:\> MD SOMEDISK

Which INTEND bypasses, it doesn't require the dir entry to really exist on
the hard drive, it's faked all the way, never exists except in your mind
as the computer's memory.  Unless you think this might cause a problem.

> Mount the disk
>   C:\> MOUNT A: C:\SOMEDISK
> Access the files from the disk
>   C:\> DIR SOMEDISK
> Unmount the disk when not needed anymore
>   C:\> UMOUNT \SOMEDISK
> Remove the disk
> 
> Yeah, I'm going to try that out, but first I've got to read 1000
> manpages.  :o)

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> > COPY *.* TAPE:\volumename\*.* /AA-
> > How easy this would make backups!  Could even throw in /S to search all
> Sounds good!

Do you think if we used a virtual ostrich feather we could tickle Caldera
hard enough to release the sources? ;)

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