Message-Id: Date: Fri, 18 Apr 97 21:56 NZST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "-= ArkanoiD =-" From: Lorier Subject: Re: Usage of directory entries Cc: opendos-developer AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk >> How does the DRIVER.SYS support work? I've heard lots of references but no >> phyiscal information has come forward :) >> > >BTW is ms-dos tape support via driver.sys/drivparm real or that lines in >DOS manual about DOS tape filesystem access just mean nothing? > >> >This interface allows you to create/mount any type of disk into the system. >> >This approach is much easier than that of MSCDEX in which CD-ROM is being >> >treated as a network drive with all disadvantages of such. >> >> Hmm, a CD-ROM is readonly (like a network drive), is Changable (like a >> network drive being mapped in vs a HDD which never changes).... The other >> way of handling a CDROM would be like a big floppy... > >The current way of CD-ROM handling causes a major problem (for me at least): >CD-ROM cannot be join'ed or mount'ed. Thats true, which is a pain in the neck.... But I can sorta see where they came from. Although it's Kludgy at best :)