3 Jan
2010
3 Jan
'10
10:39 p.m.
I much prefer
having to mount and unmount disks than having an OS that
overwrites the boot sector without asking me....
Well, then don't run Windows 95. Probably good advice on principle.
I prefer having intelligently designed hardware that allows software to
determine when the disk can be ejected rather than allowing the media to
be yanked out at any time. The old Macintosh or Sparcstation floppy
Actually, I object to any system (hardware or software) which thinks it
knows what I want to do better than I do. There are times when I may wish
to remove a disk with files still open. Sure, let the OS warn me it's a
darn bad idea, but don't stop me from doing it if I know it's the thing I
want to do.
Water under the bridge at this point, I suppose since
the only people
who still use floppy disks are on this mailing list :).
Don't bet on it ;-)
-tony