re: dcheck and lynx

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From: brian (b.c.) white
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1993 11:42

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>     OS9's directory structure doesn't mind linked files, does it?
>I've used them for some time now, saved a lot of space, but have
>never really had  occasion to try and copy or delete one of them.
>Have I made an os9 coup?

OS-9's file structure (RBF) handles linked files and directories just fine.
Unfortunately, none of Microware's tools support it.  You disk is likely
intact even though dcheck complains bitterly.

<shameless plug> Speedisk understands liked files and directories just
fine.

These opinions are all                      Brian                 _ /  __/  _ /
mine and you can't have               ( studer@bnr.ca )          / / __ / __ /
any.  So there!                 ( bcwhite@sunee.uwaterloo.ca ) ___/ ___/ ___/
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