FreeLists / arachne / [arachne] Re: Challenge anyone !?

["Glenn McCorkle" <glennmcc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Sun, 21 May 2006 15:29:12 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote:

> On ?, Glenn McCorkle wrote:

>> On ?, arachne4dos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>>> Hi Gangue, been lurking along and reading the various mails regarding the

>>> new release etc!

>>> A wee challenge for you? Anyone like to package up the latest version of
>>> Arachne onto a bootable CD,
>>> which then in turn "saves" e-mails onto the CD

>> Bootable CD == no problem.

>> Save email onto the CD == no can do.

>> That would require a CD-RW

>> There does not exist any CD-RW software for DOS... hence the 'no can do'.

>> If you want to burn the emails onto a new empty CDR disk... no problem.

>> We _can_ do that in DOS.

>> But you won't be able to put them onto the same disk that you booted from.

> I stand corrected.

> Posted a few min ago on my message board.

> 148) Sun, May 21, 2006 - 4:16:03 pm
> eX86>
> http://doscdroast.freeweb.hu/index.html
> Supports CDR, CDRW, DVD/R and DVD/RW


eX86 is a wealth of useful info today. :)

150) Sun, May 21, 2006 - 5:41:05 pm 
eX86>
Glennmcc:
  I was shocked you did not know that, also have you come across -
http://freshmeat.net/projects/gnudos/?branch_id=58986&release_id=226870

151) Sun, May 21, 2006 - 5:42:10 pm 
eX86>
http://www.pikecountycomputer.com/gnudos/


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