Re: disk division guide
>>>>> deisher@enws125.EAS.ASU.EDU (Michael E. Deisher) writes:
>> We now use a really powerful algorithm to find the best possible
>> arrangement of the packages. No human could do better, trust us.
> I just noticed something while trying to copy the 0.91 packages onto
> 1.44M disks using Dan's *optimal* scheme. Under Linux, df shows that
> a blank 1.44M floppy has 1423K free. So, under Linux, there is not
> enough room fill the util 2 disk using Dan's scheme (it requires
> 1446K). Is it possible to fit the files on one disk using the Linux
> msdos file system?
> BTW, MS-DOS chkdsk reports that a blank 1.44M floppy has 1457664 bytes
> free, so perhaps it is possible using (shudder) DOS.
Well, I guess we goofed ... (sorta). Our optimal scheme assumes that
people use MS-DOS disks. We will have to change that for the future.
Actually, we can probably run the program again and repost the
"optimal" scheme for non-MS-DOS disks. We apologize.
> Please let me know if I am overlooking something. I *am* only human. ;)
Thanks for pointing that out!
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Jeffrey Wescott <wescott@spectrum.cs.bucknell.edu>
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