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- From: hodge@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Portable?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.072910.8530@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 07:29:10 EST
- References: <1992Jul09.182426.20717@microsoft.com> <1992Jul9.222215.19296@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> <1992Jul11.001318.15210@microsoft.com> <1992Jul11.050428.26185@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- In article <1992Jul11.050428.26185@midway.uchicago.edu>, sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
- [...]
- > Incidently, do yourself a favor with NT: don't bother incorporating
- > FAT into the MIPS and Alpha incarnations. What's the point?
- > (Actually, I'm sure someone will come up with an interesting idea as
- > to why FAT should be supported on NT/Alpha, NT/MIPS. Thoughts?)
- >
- [...]
- Actually, being able to use "SNEAKERNET" to transfer data between a
- DOS/Windows PC and a MIPS Windows box (when the network is down) will be of
- vital importance to some installations. This will require being able to
- read a DOS floppy on a MIPS box. Perhaps a system utility that copies the
- data without requiring system services from the OS would suffice (if it is
- even possible in the NT architecture), but transparent FAT access would be
- preferred.
-
- ++++ Bob Hodge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- + I'm looking for Jim Meerbot! Please email me if you know him! +
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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