CompuServe Thread

#Whap-arrgh

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#1291From: Karl SparklinJul 19, 1988 10:23 AM
<continuation> 90-day catalogs and daily check of the message base with RTN. This, more than anything may force me to use it only for QSN's after all. But I'll wait to hear what I've messed up <chuckle>. Sorry for the length of the message, Karl
#1311From: Jul 19, 1988 12:37 PM
Karl, I keep warning about disk space! It is NOT a good idea to run with Append if you're using floppy. It's not a good idea to run with Append for very long if you're using a hard disk. There is only a finite amount of space regardless of what media you're using. I'd suggest you create a Whap! boot disk. Below is the minimum configuation necessary. c (dir) CD Copy Delete Dir EndCLI Install Join List NewCLI Rename Run l (dir) Disk-Validator Port-Handler Ram-Handler devs (dir) printers (dir) generic <continued>
#1312From: Jul 19, 1988 12:37 PM
<continuation> serial.device system-configuration s (dir) Acc!.def startup-sequence t (dir) fonts (dir) whapcis (dir) 8 thin (dir) 8 thin.font whapcis.font libs (dir) diskfont.library icon.library info.library .info Access! AmigaArts.SEC AmigaTech.SEC AmigaVend.SEC colors Disk.info params.whap rates siginfo view! Whap! That will leave you with approximately 45% free space on DF0:. <continued>
#1313From: Jul 19, 1988 12:38 PM
<continuation> Then, via Edit Parameters, path your messages and downloads to a disk in DF1:. When it starts getting full, and assuming you want to keep your old .msg files, stick a new disk in DF1:. Make sure it has the same name as the previous disk or in your pathing from Edit Parameters you've hard wired it for DF1: rather than name.
#1326From: Lee SheldonJul 19, 1988 2:15 PM
Karl, Let me second what Jim suggests. Make Whap! bootable, put Access! on that disk. Boot Whap! in df0: and use df1: for your messages. I have Arc on my message disk, too. And make sure you're in Overwrite mode and not Append. I download messages from Easyplex, and 9 other forums, plus binary files. I have never come close to filling up my message disk. Lee