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Date: 15 Jul 00 10:33:00 MDT
From: Joseph Morris <b52g AT usa DOT net>
To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: [UDF support in NWCDEX?]
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> Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu> wrote:
> OpenDos list:

> Does the CD redirector in OpenDos, NWCDEX, support the UDF format used
> by CD-RW and DVD?
> I'm trying to build a boot floppy that can access CD-RW disks (packet
> write, UDF format).

Linux 2.3 supports it, but as far as I know no DOSes can handle UDF.
Even Windows 95 can't without being modified.

I've always considered packet writing a silly idea anyway since UDF wastes a
lot of space, about 10-15% of the disk IIRC.

> Thanks,
> --Chuck Wilson


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