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From: jtravis@dworkin.Amber.COM (Jim, Sysop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: AE DRIVE
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Date: 13 Feb 91 02:34:27 GMT
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grx1042@uoft02.utoledo.edu (Steve Snodgrass) writes:

> > BAD cut and paster - Hate working on Macs. Anyway, Has anyone tried using 
> > AssignDevice: or a similar programme that patches the system and forces it 
> > to see df5: as, say df2:?
> 
> Jim,
> 
>   Just tried it (don't ya love multitasking?) and it seems to work fine.  I
> don't really see why you'd want to though.  (I AssignDev'ed DF5: to DF3: sinc
> I already have a DF2:).
> 
> >         Jim
> 
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        Welp, I'd want it because a few file manipulation programmes I use 
(and a few paint programmes, and a few animation programmes, and a few sound 
programmes) are still panel-retentive, i.e. hard-coded file requesters 
asking for devices I don't have, while ignoring the 3 hard-disks I DO have. 
VERY annoying - so I have to munge the system slightly to make up for bad 
programming. You all know what I mean (especially fellow 3000 owners), your 
old PD copy of Diskman, your FAVOURITE programme, won't recognise WB_2XX: 
but will still look for DH0: ...like I said before, panel-retentive..
        
        But THANKS for the info!
        
        Jim Trascapoulos
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