jacc@midas.UUCP (Jac Colby) (09/19/86)
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How does one tell AmigaDOS about 5-1/4" drives? I have added
such a drive to my system; I also have a copy of the beta 7
version of 1.2. One can actually format a disk (cringing while
tracks 40 to 79 are "formatted") and then get a directory from
it. I did find the Mount command in the c directory, and the
MountList file in devs, but get a "Drive already mounted" error
message if I try to "Mount df2:". The 5-1/4" drive interface
circuitry is similar to CBM's for 3.5" drives (thanks to earlier
net postings by Fred Hamilton and Eric Black). I have added a
circuit to detect disk changes.
On a totally different track, as it were, I'd like to thank the
CBM folks who participate in the net discussions and regularly
offer assistance. The financial problems that CBM has been
through this past year or two has made life very difficult and
unpleasant, I'm sure, for those folks.
Also, people might be interested to know that Andy Warhol isn't
the only artist using an Amiga. It has found a sustantial
following among artists. It is the first affordable computer
system that allows artists to create images that go beyond
engineering or copies of works in other media.
Jac Colby - They disclaim me around here, too.
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