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From: dragon@olivej.atc.OLIVETTI.COM (Give me a quarter or I'll touch you)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Desktop bug?
Message-ID: <27617@oliveb.olivetti.com>
Date: 22 Aug 88 21:10:18 GMT
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I have discovered what I think is a bug in GEM/GEMDOS (so what else is
new, right?).  I haven't heard of it before, but it's not too serious
anyhow.

It happens on my Mega 4 and my 520STfm.  I haven't tried it on any older
systems since all of mine are gone.  Here's what happens:

	Boot system.

	Place a disk with folders on it in a drive and open the disk.

	Now you should be greeted with an open window with a directory
	that has some folders listed.

	Remove the disk from the drive, but leave the window open.

	Drag one of the folders to the trash.

	The drive will spin, but there's no disk in it.

	An alert box will come up, saying that there's no disk in the
	drive, [ CANCEL | RETRY ]

	If you cancel, the system crashes (two bombs sometimes, reboot
	sometimes, sometimes both).

This is *very* repeatable.

Has anyone noticed it before?  Will it be fixed in the new (newer than
Mega) ROMs?  Has it been fixed in the Beta ROMs?

--Dean

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