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From: mcastle@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle {Nexus})
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Subject: Re: using share in dos4
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Date: 24 Feb 91 07:19:43 GMT
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In article <2247@umriscc.isc.umr.edu> mcastle@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle {Nexus}) writes:
>Now the problem comes in when you mix programs that use FCBs on a machine that
>has disks partitioned greater than 32MB.  If you use FCBs to access data  
>beyond the 32MB mark, they "wrap around" and trash you disk partition.  Not
>good.

I just came across an article in the October 1990 issue of PC/Computing
concerning the use of SHARE.  Some programs that use FCBs are listed:
 *  SideKick
 *  Helix's HeadRoom
 *  Ashton-Tate's dBASE III Plus

With big names like these, makes you wonder.....
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