Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!isgate!krafla!frisk
From: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Re: How to rename directories and computer info
Keywords: rename, processor
Message-ID: <1634@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 13 Apr 90 12:01:04 GMT
References: <19580@boulder.Colorado.EDU> <9065@chaph.usc.edu>
Reply-To: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason)
Organization: University of Iceland (RHI)
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In article <9065@chaph.usc.edu> wilber@sal-sun31.usc.edu (John Wilber) writes:
>In article <19580@boulder.Colorado.EDU> grandin@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Keith Grandin) writes:
>
>>	1 - Is there a way to do a real move of files?  I would like to
>
>With one function call, I don't think so,

It is possible. INT 21H, function 56H will allow you to move a file, provided
the disks are the same.  It is just the fault of COMMAND.COM that you cannot
do this very easily.  I once wrote a tiny utility (in assembly) that would do
just this:

	MV /SUBDIR1/*.C /SUBDIR2/*.OLD

If anybody is interested just send me a note and I'll send you a copy.
>
>>	2 - How can a program find out what kind of processor and how
>

There was a program posted several months ago that did just this - I am not
sure if it could distinguish a 8088 from 8086, though.  I lost my copy, but
somebody must have it.
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