Re: ProDOS misc. questions

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <4tp3qu$1v3@nntp5.u.washington.edu>,
Derek Peschel <dpeschel@u.washington.edu> wrote:

   Ok, this was way too subtle (though mentioning subliminal messages
in posts was kinda asking for it. As Derek pointed out, look at the
leftmost column of his words (spaces inserted, lines trimmed)

>M ost people probably understand the drawbacks of HFS now.  But I have to ask,
>S o what?  It could be worse.  HFS does keep the data in several places.
>D etecting problems is hard, repairing them is relatively easy because of 
>O f course backups always help too.  Note: the same kind of redundancy is in 
>S ystem software of the Mac as in the lower-level HFS structures.

>F or that reason, the Mac is worth defending -- even if it's a weak defense.
>A dditionally, the Mac positively shines when compared to some other platforms
>T o end: If you think I'm babbling, look carefully at this post.

   Cute. My points do stand, though: IN ANY PROGRAM, THERE WILL BE
BUGS. When it's as important as your filesystem, make sure you can fix
the results of them, as Apple didn't do with GS HFS implementations.

Nathan "No bugs in this post" Maesfa986s73498q+++NO CARRIER

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