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Subject: Re: disk-drive query
Message-ID: <14700@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 16-Dec-83 19:27:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 16 19:27:00 1983
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How do I use 2 disk drives?

1.  Software development (and I mean simple stuff):  I keep all my tools --
my utilities, text editor, assembler/disassembler, debugger, backup copies
(so I can keep using the same name) on the other disk drive.  That leaves
me all the one disk for files, and no duplication of utility files.
(Even better since I implemented CPMUSER in my CP/M, and my system now
automatically looks to Drive A and then User Area 0 for files.  (I do the
same for complicated stuff too, but complication alone doesn't drive the
idea of using 2 drives.

2.  Assembling a special disk full of goodies from a collection of many
(I habitually keep different type files (.ASM, .COM, .DOC, .PAS, .C, 
.TXT) on different backup disks.  Sorting through them to assemble a set
of applications for a friend (all Public Domain) is very simple when I can
leave the donation disk in one drive, and stuff the others in and out of
the second drive, searching (with MDIR) all user areas as I will.

3.  Working with a MONSTER file (e.g., MDM715.PRN!!) -- now, I have 8"
DSDD drive and a nice little 5 Megger HD, but... IF I only had a couple
of 250K or 350K 5 1/4's -- well, a monster file couldn't even be
ASSEMBLED on one of those wee little rascals without distributing .ASM
and maybe .HEX and .COM on one, and that bug sucker .PRN on the second.

4.  You don't believe in backups?  Sure is a pain with only 64K (well,
darn sight less TPA) and 250K and up of disk!

5.  When one starts eating disks, you always got another right there!

Regards,

David Kirschbaum
Toad Hall