Re: Of removable devices

From: Khimenko Victor (khim@dell.sch57.msk.ru)
Date: Wed Feb 16 2000 - 11:28:10 EST


On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Zdenek Kabelac wrote:

> Khimenko Victor wrote:
> >
> > > As long as it runs on shitty hardware that encourages anybody to just take
> > > out a floppy while it is being written to, there is no solution.
> > > floppies and cds with explicit mount") with bigger one ("I've not done anything
> > illegal and still Linux ruined my spreadshit/database/whatever"). Windows not
> > uses serial numbers on floppies and ask you to insert "right one" back if it's
> > taken out to fast but IMO such change will require more then just small rework
> > of VFS (how to ask user to put disk back if said user can used X Window ?).
> > To Viro: Am I wrong ?
>
>
> Just to mention - my old Amiga was doing this 15 years ago....
> What a progress :)
>
Hmm. Plane is faster then auto and can carry more peoples but there exist
LOTS of tricks doable with auto and not doable with plane ... Plus Amiga
had hardware to support such operations AFAIK...

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