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- From: banksie@khantazi.welly.gen.nz (Philip R. Banks)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Re: Bug alert : RO3.1 corrupts DOS files
- Message-ID: <2XqUIUj025n@khantazi.welly.gen.nz>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:57:39 +1300
- References: <1992Nov9.002405.5422@cs.utwente.nl>
- Reply-To: banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- Organization: My Arc.
- Lines: 27
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- kortink@cs.utwente.nl (John Kortink) writes:
-
- > E.g. what we have here is certain corruption that occurs when writing files
- > with a specific length to DOS floppy (possibly with a specific configuration
- > resulting in specific buffer sizes etc., I don't know, Acorn does), and
- > *not* dismounting or re-accessing the floppy (which is usual, hands up
- > everybody who always dismounts each and every floppy before removal), and
- > then removing it to be read on another machine.
- >
- > Over to you, Acorn. What's your excuse ? This is bloody dangerous !
-
- I seem to recall Acorn putting out a warning not too long ago, with RO3.1
- I think in the release addendum for the A5000 was where I saw it, warning
- you to *always* dismount DOS discs before removing them.
-
- Also I suspect you will find almost all floppy users of RO2, like me,
- have become very ingrained into the habit of always dismounting once
- finished with a disc... It's RO3 John, it's rotting your good habits. :-)
-
- Philip
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