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From: labc-3dc@e260-3f.berkeley.edu (Andy McFadden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: GS/OS cache; device drivers; trashed disks
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Date: 3 Feb 89 05:40:46 GMT
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In article <8902021325.aa21966@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") writes:
>>I managed to trash a disk in this manner; the directory of the first
>>disk was written onto the second.
>
>I bet you aren't using the device drivers provided:  either
>UNIDISK3.5 or APPLEDISK3.5, as appropriate.  Without the UNIDISK3.5
>driver, GS/OS can't necessarily tell the difference between two
>volumes with the same name in a UniDisk.  The same _may_ be true of
>the Apple 3.5 drive, but I'm not sure about that.

I have *both* the UniDisk 3.5 and AppleDisk 3.5 drivers installed.  Perhaps
GS/OS can't tell the difference and is using the wrong one (although I find
that hard to believe) or maybe the Universal Drive Controller doesn't
resemble a UniDisk closely enough (probably).

>--David A. Lyons              bitnet: awcttypa@uiamvs
>  DAL Systems                 CompuServe:  72177,3233
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