Re: ProDOS misc. questions

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <4tp3qu$1v3@nntp5.u.washington.edu>,
Derek Peschel <dpeschel@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>Most people probably understand the drawbacks of HFS now.  But I have to ask,
>So what?  It could be worse.  HFS does keep the data in several places.
>Detecting problems is hard, repairing them is relatively easy because of that.

   Yo. Context checking time. This being comp.sys.apple2, I was
talking about the GS implementation of HFS, which has a total of ZERO
problem detection or repair programs available. The HFS FST mucks up,
data corruption can happen for months before you really notice it. By
then, a lot of lesser-accessed files are toast.

   One bug has already been fixed in the HFS FST. Given that I've seen
data corruption on disks that the one known bug would not affect, I'd
bet that there's more.

>For that reason, the Mac is worth defending -- even if it's a weak defense.
>Additionally, the Mac positively shines when compared to some other platforms.
>To end: If you think I'm babbling, look carefully at this post.

   I don't think you're babbling, just seriously reading my post as
if it was a Macintosh post, which it isn;t/

Nathan Mates