From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 03:06:38 -0500 (EST)
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To: "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 Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:

> > > 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.
> 
> Hmmm, make it smarter?  Perhaps to add the 'intended' files to the end of
> the files which exist, perhaps flagging the 'intended' contents with a
> leading checkmark?

Well, being able to mount a disk to a directory that allready
contains files may have it's uses, but the rest sounds to be too
overly complicated to me.  However, it would be nice for EVERYONE
to have their own choices as to how they want *Open*DOS to work
right?  I think in a year OD will be really AWESOME!!

TTYL

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