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From: andy@amiga.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Modem DTR, SHELL progress (really FileNote)
Message-ID: <1579@amiga.amiga.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 9-Oct-86 10:16:04 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  9 10:16:04 1986
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References: <8610082111.AA20217@cory.Berkeley.EDU>
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In article <8610082111.AA20217@cory.Berkeley.EDU> dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) writes:
>
>>> 	For another example, the RAM: device does not support comment fields
>>> for files (not that I use them anyway).
>>> 						-Matt
>>
>>From: acs@amdahl.UUCP (Tony Sumrall)
>>Whoa up there!  I use them...a LOT!  In my opinion this is one of the best
>>features of the file system.  Any other OS allow this?
>
>	Yah, but the RAM drive doesn't support it.... you use RAM for
>temporary storage during a COPY and POW! your comments are lost.
>
>					-Matt

I have good news and bad news:
Under V1.2 the RAM: disk supports comment fields. (poof)

That is the good news.

The bad news is that the standard COPY command does not support
copying comment fields. (and didn't under V1.1)

				andy finkel
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