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- From: mortenk@dhhalden.no (MORTEN KNUDSEN)
- Subject: Re: Are PS/2 floppy drives better under OS/2?
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- References: <1992Dec8.012642.29068@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1992Dec12.221015.12402@midway.uchicago.edu> <1gev8gINNbid@skeena.ucs.ubc.ca> <1992Dec15.202414.9359@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:23:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec15.202414.9359@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
- >
- >You can do this quite easily in -- you guessed it -- REXX. But, now
- >that I mention it, I leave the task up to you. :-)
- >
- >Just to get you started, you could call it BFORMAT. Use the SysBeep
- >function in REXXUTIL to generate the beep (you can even play a short
- >musical interlude :-)). Prompt first for the diskette label and
- >perhaps the diskette size (to make it really friendly).
- >
- Those who have a soundcard, could actually have the computer ask them
- to insert a new disk. Cute!
-