Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!sri-spam!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!decwrl!bagels.dec.com!harrow From: harrow@bagels.dec.com (Jeff Harrow, NCSE BXB1-2/E02 DTN=293-5128) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Multifinder floppy copying/swapping... Message-ID: <8711111557.AA22388@decwrl.dec.com> Date: Wed, 11-Nov-87 10:57:13 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.8711111557.AA22388 Posted: Wed Nov 11 10:57:13 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 14-Nov-87 00:21:47 EST Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 21 I've noticed that when using the released version of Multifinder to copy diskettes on a single-floppy Mac II, I have to swap diskettes several times during the process. Given that this Mac II has 2 Meg. of memory and NO other tasks were launched, why is this necessary, since all of the 800K diskette should fit into the available memory? Apple, any ideas? Jeff Harrow Work address: ARPAnet: HARROW%EXODUS.DEC@decwrl.ARPA Usenet: decwrl!exodus.dec.com!harrow or {allegra,Shasta,decvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-exodus!harrow Easynet: EXODUS::HARROW Telephone: (617)264-5128 USPS: Digital Equipment Corp. Mail stop: BXB1-2/E02 85 Swanson Road Boxboro, MA 01719