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From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: DOS PROMPT command and disk drive
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Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 19:48:37 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 14 19:48:37 1985
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Summary: 

Question was: why does my prompt loop when it can't get the drive for my
prompt and force me to reset ... (well, you get the general idea).

Think: What does DOS do after you answer 'a' for abort when it can't
access a disk?  It displays your prompt, right?  And what does it have
to do to display your prompt?  It has to access the disk ...