from "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> It's a "DOS primary".
(created with Linux Fdisk)
> Most of the thime I keep it "hidden".
(using Gdisk.exe)
> command line:
gdisk 1 -hide /p:11
> When I want to store something on it....
gdisk 1 /-hide /p:11
(and then reboot)
> Here's what it now contains:
> Volume in drive D does not have a label
Directory of D:\
DRIVE_C.ZIP 139,213,005 11-28-01 6:11p
DRIVE_D.ZIP 212,165,749 11-28-01 6:43p
DRIVE_E.ZIP 458,491,980 11-28-01 8:04p
DRIVE_F.ZIP 408,381,339 11-28-01 10:16p
4 File(s) 105,742,336 bytes free
> That's right... 4 ZIP files which are a complete backup of everything
else on this HDD.
> When I'm done with this evenings eMails... I'll burn them onto CDs.
(using DOS to do the burning)
WOW !!!!
It feels good to say that!!! :)
Could you unzip those huge ZIP files if necessary?
I remember your CD burner was SCSI CDR (no W).
Are there any drivers to permit reading ATAPI CD-RW in DOS? But nowadays, long
file names make CDs difficult or impossible to read in DOS even with drivers.
No problem if you burn your own with no long file names.
What is the partition type for a DOS primary partition hidden by gdisk? You
could find out by running fdisk in Linux just to display the partitions without
changing anything.
I remember Walnut Creek CDROM sold a DVD archive of Simtel but don't know if
that would have been readable under straight DOS. Maybe it was mostly the Win95
stuff?
