[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] Is the disk writeable?

tommyp@ida.liu.se (Tommy Pedersen) (04/16/91)

I have a problem, I need to know if a may write on a disk or a diskette
without having to try and sometimes get the PC write the silly message:

	Not ready error reading drive A
	Abort, Retry, Fail? _

The application I'm developing is a menudriven interface and it is frustrating
to see the above text scroll the screen.

Thanks in advance,

/Tommy Pedersen
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