Subject: Re: ls (killing disk 0)
In-Reply-To: <344334A4.34527D76@usa.net> from J P Morris at "Oct 14, 97 09:00:20 am"
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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 12:24:33 -0400 (EDT)
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From: Takashi Toyooka <ttoyooka AT verisim DOT com>
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In a previous message, J P Morris said:
> Wayne wrote:
> > Want to try something, type "type filename.exe > \dev\dsk0$" and
> > watch your first disk disappear.
> 
> I tried this on one of our test machines, an IBM PS/2 55.  The
> operating system was OpenDOS 7.02alpha3.
> 
> The command issued was 'type autoexec.bat > \dev\dsk0$' The result
> was 'Invalid directory specified'.

I just had a brain wave here...  is the '$' supposed to represent
'Enter'?  Or do you actually type a dollar sign?  I haven't tried it
yet, myself, but it was just a thought.

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