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Re: DosMounter or AccessPC???

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From: Bill Walker
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 19:21
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In article <1992Apr14.154253.26051@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> 
geoffb@coos.dartmouth.edu (Geoff Bronner) writes:
> In <01GIOM1UZXA8000G26@JHMAIL.HCF.JHU.EDU> eboltz@CNDENEXT.MRS.JHU.EDU 
(Eric S. Boltz) writes:
> 
> >I need to get a transparent DOS diskette translation utility for my 
Dad. 
> >The more transparent  
> >the better. To my knowledge my choices are Dayna's DOS Mounter or 
AccessPC.

I don't know about AccessPC, but one annoying feature of DOS Mounter is 
that it puts hidden files on your DOS diskette ("desktop" and 
"daynarid.sys"), which I assume it's using to make your DOS disk look 
Maclike.  I consider this reprehensible.

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Bill Walker - WWalker@qualcomm.com - QUALCOMM, Inc., San Diego, CA
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