Virtual Floppy drive

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From: Skank George L
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 1990 11:00

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     I have a set of instructions that explain (in gory detail) how to 
write a mount list for a floppy drive partition on a hard disk.  That is,
a partition on the hard disk is created which the Amiga thinks is just
another floppy drive.  I suppose this has already been discussed, but, is
it possible to install games on that partition so that they can be booted
or at least excecuted from hard disk rather than a floppy.  That would
make Shadow of the Beast II better because you wouldn't have all the
irritating pauses in the middle of the game while it makes a disk fetch.

                                     --George

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From: skank@iastate.edu (Skank George L)
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Subject: Virtual Floppy drive
Keywords: Hard disk, floppy disk
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