26 Apr
2005
26 Apr
'05
5:53 p.m.
On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
If formatting the disk with the system is trivial, I
see
no reason to go through the extra process of doing so in
the code. While if the program is intended to bootstrap the
system with disk of unknown condition, formatting is a must.
I've done both ways for my home stuff.
It should at least tell you that you need to insert a formatted disk.
Bad UI! Bad!
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