On May 14, 2000 at 13:26, vulcan wrote:
>Satya wrote:
>> >> Can Win* mount image files?
>> >What?
>>
>> Some versions of (*nix) mount can mount a disk image file so it appears
>> like a real disk... You can do all the usual copy/move/rm operations. Can
>> windows mount an image file like that?
>
>when Billoo had successfully stolen entire Java, what makes you think he
>would not have stolen such a concept.
Because in all my Windows experience, I have never seen such a thing.
>what you are asking is still not clear. in win we don't mount anything
>as we need to do in *nix. everything is installed at the time of
But if you have an image file on disk, does win search through all your
files looking for potential image files? Or do you have to tell it ke
bhai, this is an image file, please use it like a regular disk? If so,
how?
>installation. now we even have plug and play (PnP) that will
Irrelevant.
>In win, there is a concept of system flag in files which (i am not sure)
>ought to remain at the same place where they are created. you can't move
Irrelevant.
>there is a concept of RAMDRIVE in windows which occupies some RAM
A concept that I, and many Linuxers (not linuxlings, dammit!), are quite
familiar with. initrd.tgz, anyone?
We are not speaking of ramdrives, but a related thingie. A ramdrive is a
disk emulated in RAM. An image file is a disk image, which occupies a file
on disk.
>drive. you can do all copy/move/rm (oops! are you unwell? first two are
>win commands, linux once would have been cp, mv) (rm = del in win, move=
>1. for chaging file from one folder to another, 2. ren for rename)
I know that, thank you.
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