From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 19 16:19:49 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA26531 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:19:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from eac.iafrica.com (196-7-192-220.iafrica.com [196.7.192.220]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA26526 for ; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:19:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rnordier@localhost) by eac.iafrica.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id BAA01255; Tue, 20 Aug 1996 01:16:44 +0200 From: Robert Nordier Message-Id: <199608192316.BAA01255@eac.iafrica.com> Subject: Re: vfatfs alpha testing To: jeffrey_m._metcalf@ccmail.bms.com (Jeffrey M. Metcalf) Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 01:16:43 +0200 (SAT) Cc: rnordier@iafrica.com, metcalf@imagine.com, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <9607198404.AA840490325@ccgate0.bms.com> from "Jeffrey M. Metcalf" at Aug 19, 96 02:14:54 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME8a] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Jeffrey M. Metcalf wrote: > > Hello, > > We have corresponded before concerning the resurrection of msdosfs > in the name of vfatfs. I would be interested in any first stage > alpha testing after 1 week or so. I currently have my > entire system backed up in an easily retrievable form, so if > my system were to be corrupted, I could easily rebuild in the > matter of an hour. > > My current system is as follows: > > 100MHz Pentium with 32MB RAM. > > 1.6GB IDE hard drive partitioned with MSDOS fdisk. 1.1MB dedicated > to Windows 95, 500MB dedicated to FreeBSD 2.1.0. > > I would very much enjoy contributing in any way I can to the > development of the OS that has provided me with such a powerful > learning tool. A useful offer, and I'll certainly take you up on it when a suitable version is available. Thanks. -- Robert Nordier