jtravis@dworkin.Amber.COM (Jim, Sysop) (02/09/91)
In a previous post, grx1042@uoft02.utoledo.edu (Steve Snodgrass) says:
Standard (880K) disks are addresed with the normal drive number; for example
DF1: if the AE is your second drive.
High Density disks are addressed 4 higher than the standard device number,
for
example my AE drive (which is DF1:) works as DF5: for high density disks.
Of course, only one of these devices will work at a time, depending on what
type of disk you have in the drive.
BAD cut and paster - Hate working on Macs. Anyway, Has anyone tried using
AssignDevice: or a similar programme that patches the system and forces it
to see df5: as, say df2:?
Jimjtravis@dworkin.Amber.COM (Jim, Sysop) (02/13/91)
grx1042@uoft02.utoledo.edu (Steve Snodgrass) writes: > > BAD cut and paster - Hate working on Macs. Anyway, Has anyone tried using > > AssignDevice: or a similar programme that patches the system and forces it > > to see df5: as, say df2:? > > Jim, > > Just tried it (don't ya love multitasking?) and it seems to work fine. I > don't really see why you'd want to though. (I AssignDev'ed DF5: to DF3: sinc > I already have a DF2:). > > > Jim > > <*--------------------------------------------------------------------------* > Steve Snodgrass == The Emerald Warrior == GRX1042@uoft02.utoledo.edu != norma > SUBTEC (Student Union Board Technical Services) ---====++++ Turbosound > "Two hearts are better than one" -Yes "Be excellent to each other" -B&T > What do you do if your HP catches on fire? ... SWAP, DROP, and ROLL! :-) Welp, I'd want it because a few file manipulation programmes I use (and a few paint programmes, and a few animation programmes, and a few sound programmes) are still panel-retentive, i.e. hard-coded file requesters asking for devices I don't have, while ignoring the 3 hard-disks I DO have. VERY annoying - so I have to munge the system slightly to make up for bad programming. You all know what I mean (especially fellow 3000 owners), your old PD copy of Diskman, your FAVOURITE programme, won't recognise WB_2XX: but will still look for DH0: ...like I said before, panel-retentive.. But THANKS for the info! Jim Trascapoulos CSAccess BBS * AMIGA/UNIX Public Access Usenet BBS * Lawrenceville, NJ 609.584.8774 * "Myth! MYTH!!" * "Yes...?"