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From: c60c-1ea@web-4g.berkeley.edu (Yen Yuanchi Hsieh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Disk Questions for WorkBench replacement project
Summary: How?
Keywords: multiple disks, format, diskcopy, Shell
Message-ID: <21173@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: 5 Mar 89 02:05:42 GMT
Sender: usenet@agate.BERKELEY.EDU
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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Hi there, let's get right on down to the nitty gritty

1)  How does one go about locking the correct disk if two or more
have the same number.  eg. Workbench knows the difference between
SYS1 (disk 1) and SYS1 (disk2).  If disk2's icon is clicked on,
disk 1 is NOT loaded, but the user is asked to insert SYS1:.  How
does Workbench manage to lock the correct drive?

2)  in order to call format or diskcopy correctly, is any special
information passed on to these programs?  For instance, if the
user just clicks on the diskcopy icon, diskcopy asks to be invoked
from the menu.  What's the magic here?  Is it perhaps that the first
arg in WBargs is NOT the program diskcopy, but just the disks to
copy?

3)  same Question as 2) for format.

4)  I seem to be having trouble starting Shell from my replacement
workbench,  I get the newcon: all right, but I also get the error:
 "no K directive", and no Shell alias stuff, etc.  Any suggestions?

I'd really appreciate getting an answer to these questions.  After
I get this stuff working, I'll start on my last chores:
		Info
		LibEdit (for startups, default beep sounds, etc.)
And then I'll be done!!
So, I guess --

5)  Is there anyone out there willing to test/buy/write Info/etc?
I had a few people interested at one time, but they are bogged down
by work.  Please mail to c60c-1ea@WEB.Berkeley.Edu, I'm borrowing
an account here for just this purpose (No, no, it has nothing to do
with working on the Suns, I LIKE my AMIGA :-))

					Thanks very much!

David Navas  c60c-1ea@WEB.Berkeley.Edu