Re: Barracuda sector size

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From: Terrance Richard Boyes
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:00

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Neil Bothwick <postmaster@wirenet.co.uk> wrote:
> Paul Hill said, 
>> Neil Bothwick wrote Re: Barracuda sector size:

>>>> It has, but you'd hardly notice.  Still looks like a 1.3 application.

>>>And still runs without *any* extra libraries etc. which is essential
>>>for a critical tool that may be used on a totally broken system.

>> True.  No reason to use a hardcoded topaz font though.

> An emergency boot floppy may not have any other fonts. when things go
> that wrong I prefer software that uses ROM resources wherever
> possible.

I considered that, then considered much better ways to do it for
little more work. Just use whatever the System font is...

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