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From: quimby@madoka.its.rpi.edu (Tom Stewart)
Subject: Re: Dos and unix on same Disk
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Date: 31 Mar 91 18:26:08 GMT
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I believe the problem with DOS corrupting the UNIX file system is that
DOS's FDISK tends to write over the first track or two, in addition to
writing the new partition table.  It's usually a lot safer to use
something else to partition the drive.  
  
Quimby
  
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