Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!unido!tub!tubopal!alderaan
From: alderaan@tubopal.UUCP (Thomas Cervera)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Where is my Fshrink() GEMDOS call ?
Message-ID: <629@siena.tubopal.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jul 89 12:42:38 GMT
Reply-To: alderaan@tubopal.UUCP (Thomas Cervera)
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
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Hi,

  is there any problem adding a Fshrink(handle,newsize) GEMDOS call
to the next GEMDOS release ? I think it's very frustrating to shrink files
through a temporary file (the archiving program I'm writing has to do this
while deleting files from archive).

  I would like to know what's the opinion especially of you ATARI people
about this subject (Alan, do you hear me ?).

  Besides, would it be too difficult (or impossible) to include a FAT pointer
into the floppy boot sector ? This could enhance disk I/O performance, I guess
(placing the FAT at the middle of the disk).

That's it for now, fellows, have a nice time.