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From: doug-merritt@cup.portal.com
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Subject: Re: Fast File System for floppys ... how to.
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Date: 16 May 88 22:11:46 GMT
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Karl, having ctrl-Amy-Amy flush buffers is dangerous. People often
reboot when they see trouble coming, to limit the amount of damage
that might get caused.

If the buffers to be flushed have been damaged by, say, a pointer
with a run-away program (or is that the other way around?) then
it would be very damaging to write them out!
   Doug
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