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From: cmcmanis@sun.uucp (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Questions
Message-ID: <15089@sun.uucp>
Date: Mon, 16-Mar-87 13:42:38 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 16 13:42:38 1987
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Summary: two answers

In article <1385@husc6.UUCP>, may@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (may) writes:
> 2. What does DISKDOCTOR actually do to the disk?  Does it repair corrupted
> sectors?

No, it fixes the pointers and checksums so that the files can be read 
without errors. It also scribbles block 0 so that you won't try to use
it again. The reason being that although it has made all the files it
can find readable it *HAS NOT* made the file system consistent. Personally,
I strongly reccomend you reformat after using it.

> 4. A wierd bug, which I haven't figured out how to reproduce at will yet:
> Using vt100v2.6 (wonderful program) and also having microemacs (can't 
> remember which version) also present in memory, suddenly the situation
> occurred where not all of the menus would pop down.  Some would, some
> wouldn't. etc, etc ...

This is one of the symptoms of intuition running out of memory. Other things
happen as it gets more serious, windows stop moving, icons stop highlighting
until you can run anything with out stopping something first.
 
> Jason May


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