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From: gok0840a@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (KULP, GO)
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Subject: MSH
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Date: 26 Mar 91 05:33:45 GMT
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I am having troubles installing messydos (MSH) onto my 3000.
I am using version 34.4, from comp.binaries.amiga (I think V90 or V91)
I have a section of my mountlist straight out of the sample mountlist 
given with msh:

MSH:
	FileSystem = sys:l/MessyFileSystem
        Device = sys:devs/messydisk.device
        Unit = 0
        Flags = 0
        LowCyl = 0 ; HighCyl = 79
        Surfaces = 2
        BlocksPerTrack = 9
        Buffers = 5
        BufMemType = 1  /* messydisk needs no chip mem */
        BootPri = 0
        Stacksize = 4096
        Priority = 5
        GlobVec  = -1
#

I placed Messyfilesystem in my sys:l directory, and messydisk.device
in my sys:devs directory.  I then type mount MSH:  and I get the reply
that mountfile had an unexpected end of file.  MSH: is the last entry
in the mountlist.

I am assuming that when this works, I will be able to cd into the ibm disk,
and address the data files that are there.  That would be kinda neat.

I am also using the IBEM simulator for the '20 and '30.  This seems 
to work fine for me, and required the mountlist like:

/* A sample mountlist entry for the IBM emulator */
/* Include this file within you mountlist */

IBMA:
	Device = devs:messydisk.device
	Unit = 0
	LowCyl = 0 ; HighCyl = 79
	Surfaces = 2
	BlocksPerTrack = 9
	DosType = 3

#

so, what am I doing wrong with the plain old MSH:, and what should
I expect from it, and has anyone else had any experience with
the IBEM emulator?  What programs will/not it run?

Also, was there an emulator called the Transformer or Translator which
would emulate the IBM for any Amiga?  Is that still available?

Thanks,

Geno, the Happy Camper