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From: fred@pnet01.cts.com (Fred Brooks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Connecting ST and 8bit}i (* MX2 *)
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Date: 19 May 88 14:36:24 GMT
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wes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes) writes:
>In article <2907@crash.cts.com> Fred Brooks writes:
>>[...] use my MX2 kernel to write the background task . I already have a
>>disk shareing network written for ST's that use the RS232 ports. You
>>would have to just port the driver over to the 8 bit machine. xD
>>If you need a copy of MX2 just write me at this address . It's PD.
>
>What happens on your network when two users open a file and begin
>writing to it?  Has anyone tried this with RTX?  This is the worst
>nightmare of kludging a network onto a boneheaded system like TOS.
>What physical connection do you use for your MX2 network - MIDI?


With out real file locking you would have to use lock files to control
access. I could easily add the code to GEMDOS to lock files down to the
byte but "is it reallyxD worth it?" Maybe on the next release I will add
file locking when a file is opened for W or R/W but i think it will cause
more problems that it's worth. As for the physical connection you can use
the MIDI or AUX port for the network.

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