Re: [Freedos-user] Improve FORMAT status with "counter"
> >Is there a wish list somewhere that this suggestion could be noted on? The FreeDOS post-1.0 todo list on the wiki. -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37&alloc_id865&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Improve FORMAT status with "counter"
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 22:15:38 +1030, you wrote: Hi David, >Sounds like fun to me. I once wrote a tool in QuickBASIC which provided a >"nice" interface for formatting and called "FORMAT" for the acutal format >and it would be nice to write a tool in C with Turbo Vision that did things >"properly" now I'm a better programmer :) Maybe someone will think "why extra format"? But 3rd party utilities can have more flexible function such as "format without verify", "bulk format", "force 1680k", "hard disk format (!)" ... all without command line switches, should be comfortable for those users used to work with windows >Is there a wish list somewhere that this suggestion could be noted on? I maybe the only one on the list, because I think the users need some "bonus" software to did the job when the command line become too many switches/options. If you're interested I can send you the Format Master for reference, that program should be written in Turbo Pascal, have a runtime error 200 running on fast PC. Rgds, Johnson. --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Improve FORMAT status with "counter"
Hi Johnson, > P.S. Long time ago I have a 3rd party utility called FORMAT MASTER and > a FORMATQM, they did floppy format GREAT with Turbo Vision like > display, will someone interest to develop a 3rd party Open Source > "FORMAT" like them? Sounds like fun to me. I once wrote a tool in QuickBASIC which provided a "nice" interface for formatting and called "FORMAT" for the acutal format and it would be nice to write a tool in C with Turbo Vision that did things "properly" now I'm a better programmer :) Is there a wish list somewhere that this suggestion could be noted on? Thanks, David --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Improve FORMAT status with "counter"
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:16:51 +, you wrote: Hi Gerry, >Is there any reason you are using "long" format? With FreeDOS I tend to >use quick format instead. 1) To avoid bad sector (disk surface checking) 2) To erase data more thoroughly (I know it's not a zero fill) Another tool I found on the Internet is KILLDISK, too bad the freeware version only have 1 pass ... it's similar to FORMAT, so I stick to FORMAT P.S. Long time ago I have a 3rd party utility called FORMAT MASTER and a FORMATQM, they did floppy format GREAT with Turbo Vision like display, will someone interest to develop a 3rd party Open Source "FORMAT" like them? Rgds, Johnson. --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37&alloc_id865&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Improve FORMAT status with "counter"
Hi Johnson, Recently I have to format a lot of hard disk with FreeDOS, but in some occasions my colleagues think that the PC "hang up" because the percentage counter update take too long. Is there any reason you are using "long" format? With FreeDOS I tend to use quick format instead. -- Gerry Hickman (London UK) --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
