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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The secrets of the file system (was FillDisk)
Message-ID: <2882@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-Dec-87 23:48:47 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  1 23:48:47 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Dec-87 11:47:57 EST
References: <2080@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <2080@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu>, page@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu (Bob Page) says:

> I noted with interest Dave Haynie's statement that a HD DiskSalv
> program would not surface (from him) until around the time 1.3 came
> out.  He said it was because he was busy (which I don't doubt), but I
> suspect another reason is he doesn't want to work on another version
> when he knows it wouldn't work with the new FS, part of 1.3...

Good guess, but I really am more pressed for time these days than anything
else.  Support for NewFS is independent of everything else anyway, as I 
still have to support floppies in the DOS format.  Which is good for 
floppies anyway, as it looks more secure than the new format, even though
it's slower.  I've only killed my hard disk twice, but I've had quite a
few floppies get clobber, coffeed, magnitized, etc.  The other excuse is 
that I've been putting in Intuition stuff so you can run from the WorkBench,
and I've speeded some things up.  The problem is that there's really alot
more that's just screaming to be done; feeping creaturism or whatever they
call it.  If only it paid a little better.  But I guess there's something to
be said for fame and good karma.

> I thought about putting together a "Definitive Inside Look at the
> AmigaDOS Filing System" but don't think it's worthwhile if we're on
> the verge of a new FS.

I'm not sure if things change all that much in the new system, but ya never
know.  At least I don't, until I tear into it.  Oh, well, I hear a 68020
calling me.

> ..Bob
> -- 
> Bob Page, U of Lowell CS Dept.  page@ulowell.edu  ulowell!page
> "I've never liked reality all that much, but I haven't found a
> better solution."		--Dave Haynie, Commodore-Amiga

	NOW THERE'S A WORTHWHILE QUOTE!
-- 
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