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echo: os2dos
to: WILLIAM GEIGER
from: JON FILINA
date: 1996-12-22 03:03:00
subject: Backup Software

William Geiger was saying to Clay Fisher:
WG> In all fairness OS/2 support for Removable Drives sucked. You only
WG> had 1 of the two alternatives: Format the cartrige as a large
WG> floppie or format it as a HD but the the drive could not be swaped.
WG> :(
WG> Good News!! IBM has come out with a new DASD driver that works
WG> great!! 
Thanks for the tip!  The new drivers fixed the swap problem. Contrary to the 
docs, I have to have a cartridge in the drive at boot time in order to access 
the disk.  I either have not set it up correctly or there's a minor bug in 
the beta.  But, it works as advertized otherwise!
Thanks, again.
Jon
... 90% of PC problems are between the keyboard and the chair.
--- timEd 1.10+
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