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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: A: <--> fd0
From:       Kevin Forge <forgeltd () usa ! net>
Date:       1999-03-05 1:39:08
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Shawn Pringle wrote:
> 
> > Maybe because 'A:' is 2 characters and '/dev/fd0' is 8 characters ?
> > Or maybe because everybody who knows what a '/dev/fd0' is knows
> > that it's also 'A:' but the revers isn't true.  I.e. some people
> > know about 'A:' and don't yet understand that it's '/dev/fd0'.
> >
> > KDE is not the place to be rushing the newbie.  KDE stuff can be
> > used by the unix novice ( KFloppy especially ) so that he will be
> > free to learn at a reasonable pace rather than digging through 2
> > hours of documentation to find out that '/dev/hd0' is drive A:
> 
> But it also requires that the 'newbie' knows msdos conventions. 
> Making MSDOS a prerequisite for being a newbie on Linux I think 
> is a bad idea. How about 'first floppy disk', and 'second floppy
> disk'?  It is not fair to disadvantage those who never use dos.
> Anybody who understands A: would understand 'first floppy disk',
> but not vice versa.
> Shawn

Realisticaly we are not at the stage where people who have never 
used DOS or Windows will be working on Linux systems.  Look at
the Layout of K-Floppy.  It wold nead to change considerably just 
to fit the extra text in.

Yes it's probably not difficult.  I might give it a shot.

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