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From: rtb@ihlpf.UUCP (Todd)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Mac and Atari ST
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Date: Thu, 7-Aug-86 09:03:49 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  7 09:03:49 1986
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> 
> Before you get too proud of your ST, however, could you tell me why, when
> copying a small file from one disk to another (with one drive), you have
> to swap disks TWICE?  (I believe once is for handling the directories,
> i.e. checking the file exists on the source and there is space on the target,
> and second time for the copy proper. But that is no excuse, since the file
> contents could be copied into RAM in the first round, at least when it's not
> too long and the system knows it's a one-drive setup.)

There is a way to get around this. Just hit return the first 2 times
the system asks you to swap disks. If you use this method it is
up to you to make sure that the disks are formatted the same.

							R.T. Bradstrum