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Subject: Re: disk naming help wanted
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Date: Sun, 27-Oct-85 18:54:00 EST
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> I have a couple of questions about MS-DOS 2.11.  First off, is there any
> way to name a disk except when you format it?
Under DOS 2.x, no.  They finally got around to adding a disk labelling program
in DOS 3.0.  The Norton Utilities include a disk labeller, and if you are
really using boxes of floppies, you probably should get a copy to repair
scruffled disks anyway.

> Second, does anyone know of a disk cataloging program?
The IBM Personally Developed Software catalog has such a program for about
$20.  It probably works -- everything else I've tried from that catalog
does.  Call 1-800-IBM-PCSW to get the catalog.

It also occurs to me that for the cost of about 25 or 30 boxes of floppies,
you could get yourself a hard disk and avoid much of this trouble.

John Levine, ima!johnl