11 Aug
1999
11 Aug
'99
7:35 p.m.
I got my Hardware problems solved, and as a result
I've gotten RT-11
installed on the Hard Drive I wanted to. Which brings up the question,
is there any harm in not using all the space on a Hard Drive when you
have it partitioned with RT-11? I don't care that I can't use the space.
Normally there is absolutely no problem in not using all of the disk.
RT and the DU handlers will only care about what you tell them about
(via PORT,UNIT,PART). The only thing you might have to worry about is
a program which uses the SPFUN which allows total access to the disk
(which is not something which you will find in any of the standard RT
utilities). If you only run distributed software or your own code,
there will be no problem (modulo any bugs that might be lurking).
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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