Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Mar 1996 13:31:05 -0600 | From | David A Willmore <> | Subject | Re: ext2 in a dos file/partition |
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On Mar 6, 9:13pm, Aaron Ucko wrote: > Subject: Re: ext2 in a dos file/partition > >> When I worked on vax/vms years ago, we had a similar thing, it was called a > >> "virtual disk"; the file in which it lived was called a "container file". > >> (It's very similar to the CVS of drvspace and stacker). You could mount the > >> virtual disk, format it, etc. just as if it was a real disk. > > > >See the loopfs in the current kernel. I don't know if it works over the top > >of MSDOS, but I've been using it for various things - like trying to debug > >a cpmfs for Linux. > > cpmfs?! Now I've heard everything! What's next, punch card reader > support? :-)
Well, I'm not sure if Alan has put the baudot support into the networking code, but that might be a place to start. Anyone got an ASR-33 that they can loan me. I'm afraid I can't cover shipping.
Cheers, David
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