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Re: Can't read last cluster on drive?

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From: Bruce P. Burrell
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:00
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In alt.comp.virus Jeremy Brooks <jem@datasecurity.co.uk> wrote:
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> FDISK is THE crappest program I have ever used.

> The interface is like a first school readln/writeln exercise program.

> Nearly as bad as EDLIN. Remember that one? :-(

   Sure.  I swore at it; my advisor swore by it.  Had its good points, but I
liked another editor better: 

   DEBUG

   Prettier output.

> p.s. anyone know what FDISK error 120 is?

   Not offhand, but I'm looking at the FDISK binary now... for posting in
another thread.

   -BPB
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From: "Bruce P. Burrell" <bpb@umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Can't read last cluster on drive?
Date: 1999/02/14
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