Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!uwvax!geowhiz!scott From: scott@geowhiz.UUCP (Scott Kempf) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Wordperfect //GS Message-ID: <600@geowhiz.UUCP> Date: 11 Dec 87 20:30:24 GMT References: <8712101823.aa14688@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> Reply-To: scott@geowhiz.UUCP (Scott Kempf) Organization: UW Madison, Geology Dept. Lines: 23 Summary: WordPerfect can save on bootdisk In article <8712101823.aa14688@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> "MAJ ERIC S. FORD"writes: >His setup consisted of one 3.5" disk and one >5.25" disk. He was unable to use the 3.5 disk for data storage. It seems that >WP reserves its boot location and won't accept that device for data storage. >Considering the unlikely case that WP needs 800k of disk storage for itself, >this seems like a considerable waste. Not to mention the fact that it defeats >the purpose of large capacity storage devices. > >Eric >------ WordPerfect works just fine this way. This is how mine is set up. I use my 3.5" disk as a boot, work, and data disk all in one. I have not problem, except that WordPerfect does hog disk space. Scott -- _______________________________________________________________________________ Scott Kempf Mother do you think they'll drop The Bomb? MAIL: 1302 Rutledge St., Madison, WI 53703 PHONE: (608) 255-6205 (home) UUCP: {seismo, topaz, harvard, ihnp4}!uwvax!geowhiz!scott ARPA: geowhiz!scott@spool.wisc.edu PHONE: (608) 262-6154 (work) BITNET: scott%geowhiz.uucp%spool.wisc.edu@wiscvm.bitnet