Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!ukc!mucs!liv-cs!phil From: phil@and.cs.liv.ac.uk (Phil Jimmieson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: 100 steps forward, 1 step back Message-ID: <1991May31.133309.75@and.cs.liv.ac.uk> Date: 31 May 91 13:33:08 GMT References: <1991May28.162054.3820@waikato.ac.nz> <1461@mephisto.edu> Organization: Computer Science, Liverpool University Lines: 23 In article <1461@mephisto.edu>, ashwin@gatech.edu (Ashwin Ram) writes: > In article <1991May28.162054.3820@waikato.ac.nz> ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) writes: >> Also, I've on occasion ejected a floppy with no files on it, only >> to have the system immediately ask me for it back again. >> >> Anyone else experienced anything similar? > > I've seen this a few times. When you cmd-E a disk, the system ejects the > disk and then asks you to re-insert it. The second time you eject it the > system lets it go. > > -- Ashwin. I've seen it too - and a friend suggested Command-Shift-1 to eject the disk from the internal drive instead, and that seemed to work - it didn't ask for the disk again straight away. It definitely doesn't work the way it used to (and IMHO this new way is wrong). Phil Jimmieson, *************************************************** Computer Science Dept., * JANET : phil@uk.ac.liv.cs.and * Liverpool University, * INTERNET : phil@and.cs.liv.ac.uk * PO Box 147 *************************************************** Liverpool L69 3BX "The contortionist has gone to put his feet up." (UK) 051-794-3689 "Yes, it's a neat trick if you can do it..."