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From: pete@utgpu.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 40 Folder Fix from Atari
Message-ID: <1987May9.182051.2005@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Date: Sat, 9-May-87 18:20:51 EDT
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Posted: Sat May  9 18:20:51 1987
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In article <476@uhccux.UUCP> yuan@uhccux.UUCP (Yuan Chang) writes:
>In article <1987May2.120331.17011@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> pete@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Peter Santangeli) writes:
>>>     I was wondering, what if your decided to boot your ST from floppy one day,
>>>and finds out that it doesn't contain GEMBOOT nor FOLDRXXX.PRG?  Slight 
>>>instant disaster I suppose?
>>
>>I don't think so! There is a simple solution! The ST will only
>>Log the Hard disk in if the Hard disk driver program is present
>>on the boot disk. Simply make sure foldrxxx is on any copies of
>>your boot disk. Even better, run HDboot and let the machine
>>boot off of the Hard Disk!! Wasn't that easy?!
>
>
>     That wasn't really the point.  If you have a (say) commercial program, 
>and it requires you to boot from it (copy protected and all), there'll be a
>chance in which such bug could creep in.  Besides, will the less experienced
>used be careful enough?

	I don't think your problem makes any sense. if you are
running a commercial program, and you want to be able to use your
hard disk, you are going to have to put your hard disk driver
on the boot disk. period. This is true whether it is copy protected
or not. while you are at it, doesn't it make sense to stick
foldrxxx on it at the same time? Follow this rule. If you want
access to your hard disk, put your driver and foldrxxx in AUTO.
If you don't care about access, don't bother with either of them.

It really is pretty simple!
There is one better solution. Lets all boycott copy protected
software once and for all!!!! (No flames please!)
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Pete Santangeli
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