Re: [MiNT] Security again

[maxilys@normandnet.fr (Remi Villatel)]

Hi Konrad M. Kokoszkiewicz, on 10 Nov 99 you said: 

 KMK> BigDOS with MiNT?!

I know already 2 reasons to have BigDOS with MiNT:

1/ To be able to read DOS/Windows disks/cartridges. That's the only way I use 
transfer files in between my wintel box and my Hades.


2/ To be able to overcome the 512 Mo limit on TOS partitions with a TOS older 
than v4.xx. That's the way it is on Hades with its TOS 3.06.


I have all XFS drivers available for MiNT but I can achieve none of the two 
above-mentioned without BigDOS.


And I'll add a number 3 (I can see the icon for drive O: on the right of the 
window):


3/ To overcome the 14 partitions limit (only C: to P:). My hard disk and my 
backup hard disk were both splitted in 7... To which I add 2 MINIX partitions
on another hard disk... and my EZ-135 and my ZIP-100 ...and the partition U:
...and the partition R: for the CD-ROM. (That's all!) Here we are: 20
partitions up to V:! I've changed this but I haven't succeeded yet to go below
O:+R:+U: ...and I should better not think about adding my TT hard disk (7 more
partitions) without BigDOS.  ;-)


See you later,

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Remi Villatel
E-mail: maxilys@normandnet.fr
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