cc1@ucla-cs.UUCP (10/02/87)
In article <14943@watmath.waterloo.edu> ccplumb@watmath.waterloo.edu (Colin Plumb) writes:
:Myself, I prefer the Unix-like single-root system. Just because Unix
:can't handle removable media is no reason not to be able to use
:Unix-like syntax and variable-position mounting in AmigaDOS. If I
:'mount /dev/df1 /fish103', eject the disk, then try to do something
:with /fish103/unix/README (you didn't know there was a full 4.3 Unix on
:disk #103, did you? :-)), it can just pop up a requester:
:
: -------------------------
: | Please insert disk |
: | "Fish 103" |
: | (mounted on /fish103) |
: -------------------------
:
:The syntax conventions don't preclude removable media. Each AmigaDOS
:device can still interpret paths within itself as it wishes. Thus, I
:could use /dev/con/10/10/200/200, /dev/inet/[whatever goes here], etc.
:Only disk-like devices need support mounting.
No! Please, not that!
Consider the big difference: Right now, all disks inserted are equal. You can
assign all your mounted directories anywhere, and there is no difference.
With that, you can never get rid of the boot disk. The system will always
want to get it back in to follow the first level of directories. This is
a no-no, unless you have three floppies. This is my biggest complaint
against unix on small systems--it needs three floppies to do anything.
Michael.
The opinions represented here are a result of being educated at a
school that discriminates againts roosters. Only the birds are responsible.