Date   : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:55:06 +0000
From   : jgh@... (J.G.Harston)
Subject: RFC: Need two error numbers

Rick Murray wrote:
> J.G.Harston wrote:
>> **ALL** filing systems buffer data in quantities of less than a whole
>
> I didn't want to overly complicate things, but this was hinted at when I
> mentioned the change-a-byte would be:

The way you worded it explied that only recently-developed filing
system did it.

JGH

> The DFS problem manifests because the Beeb has no concept of a graceful
> shutdown handler.

Becasue *DFS* has no concept of a graceful shutdown handler. ADFS, NFS
and HADFS do.

> Even so - it is foolish to simply shut down or remove media, whether a

Whenever I see people on films "turn off their computer"[3.14] part of me
is shouting "shut it down first!" :)

[3.14]Usually by just pressing a power button on the monitor!

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J.G.Harston - jgh@...