From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 22:14:04 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca To: "Colin W. Glenn" cc: "'OpenDOS newsgroup'" Subject: Re: [opendos-developer] Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Organization: Total disorganization. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Precedence: bulk On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote: > > 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. Yes, because there could be a directory named SOMEDISK allready with files in it. If you INTEND it, then the directory will be blotted out of the filesystem until you UNINTEND it. > > 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) > > { > char destination[] = "mike harris"; > email(asprin(destination),UL) > } Thanks. > > > 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? ;) They wouldn't be very useful as-is. Let's use that feather on Gene instead. :o) Hey Gene, why don't you bug Caldera to hire some assistants to help you out? We'll pay for them. :o) Mike A. Harris | http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris Computer Consultant | My webpage has moved and my address has changed. My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Close windows, and OpenDOS! http://www.caldera.com/dos/dos.htm