#604x info needed
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Gee, that's changing the drives the hard way! DOS, through MSCDEX, knows
what discs correspond to which drive letters. So if you "DIR d:" it will
read the first disc. If you "DIR H:", it will switch to the 5th disc. The
CDP (Character Device Player) interface is intended for audio commands.
Cris
Chris, I've ordered my 604X and should have it between the holidays.
A question, I've heard there is some problem with the installation of the
new drives. Can you tell me anything about it. It's not urgent, I still
have to buy a SCSI interface <G!>
I knew that. I've even done that. Several times. Must have been too much
egg nog at the old office Christmas party! And I know I don't get any
points from you for a correct Windows answer … <g>
Actually, there is a scenario where the dir command won't force a disk
change. For example, if you have done a dir k: (my CD volumes range from H:
to M:) and then perhaps a dir m:, and later go back to dir k:, the last
command may not force a disk change if the directory information is still
available in memory. Then you have to ask for lower level directory info,
load a file – or brute force it with the ECHO approach.
Ho ho ho! Mark
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