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From: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Mixing 1.3 FFS and 2.0 FFS
Summary: Commodore does it all the time with A3000.
Message-ID: <1313@tardis.Tymnet.COM>
Date: 29 Oct 90 22:59:21 GMT
References: <90299.160801DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu>
Reply-To: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
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In article <90299.160801DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu> DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>Is it reasonably safe to mix the 1.3 and 2.0 fast file systems, or is a 
>seperate partition a must? (Assuming I won't be hit by any unknown
>bugs/features in 2.0)

Yes, it's safe - that's what Commodore is doing with the current A3000s.

If you boot up normally, SYS: is the WB2.0 partition and WORK: is the
general partition.  If you power on the A3000 with both mouse buttons
held down, you can select "boot Workbench 1.3" from the menu.  In this case,
SYS: is the WB1.3 parition, and WORK: is the general partition.

The WORK: partition is FFS and written to by both 1.3 and 2.0; Commodore
has taken special pains to make sure that files written by the 2.0 Fast
File System are readable by the 1.3 FFS.
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