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- Path: sparky!uunet!decwrl!world!bmarcum
- From: bmarcum@world.std.com (Bill Marcum)
- Subject: Re: Hard drive files
- Message-ID: <Brvp11.IGB@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <1992Jul22.201615.24471@neb>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 05:39:00 GMT
- Lines: 15
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- In article <1992Jul22.201615.24471@neb> bbs@neb (BBS System) writes:
- >How do you get an executable DISK program to run/copy/load from a hard
- >drive partition? I use the old Supra Interface, and I know of no way to
- >do such a thing - save formatting my drive1 (fake floppy partiition on
- >my HD) and undiscomming the program to drive1...
- >-----
- >Posted by BBS User: James King
-
- That's probably the easiest way to do it. The Black Box interface lets you
- define up to 96 partitions for this purpose. I have an MIO (256k) and a 20
- meg HD, and I don't often bother with boot disk programs. When I do, I just
- boot from the floppy.
-
- Bill Marcum
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