From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:20:41 -0500 (EST)
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To: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] BAD Filesystems
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On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:

> > > > >> Hmmm, didn't think of that angle, something like a DLL, hey!, a
> > DLL which > > >I'm sure it is possible.  It would be a nice thing to
> > have.  > > FWIW, Blinker has the capability of creating dual mode
> > executables/DLLs > > which can run in either mode, so it shouldn't be
> > much hassle. 
> ^^^^ Ugh, it was looking messy _before_ I did a CTRL+J.

HAHAH!  I did that the other day too!  Wish I could disable
CTRL-J in PINE.

 
> > > This sounds great!  Add it to the wishlists.  On the fly DLL's in
> > > DOS sounds great!  Just as long as they don't work like Windows
> > > DLL's and don't reside in the DOS directory.  (ie: C:\LIB or
> > > C:\SHARED would be prime candidates).
> 
> We could call them something else, call them DLD, Dynamicly Loaded Driver.

How about the extension ".Dynamically_Loaded_Driver_Module".
This would put an end to 8.3 forever!  You could have for
example:

IFSLOAD C:\DOS\Installable_Filesystems\Extended_Filesystem_Number_2.Dynamically_Loaded_Driver_Module
MOUNT C: HDA3: /T=ext2

Sorry, that one didn't quite fit on the screen.
:o)

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