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Date:	Thu, 6 Sep 2007 17:35:37 -0700
From:	Martin Rosenfeld <rosenfeldmj@ca.rr.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Second Floppy Drive...?

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On 09/06/07 Ray Davison wrote:
> "Nothing", is what you get when the mouse is not plugged in. Is it
> really nothing?

I guess the concept of nothing is philosophical. When I click on the
object for A: a window opens with the contents of A:. When I click on
the object for B:, the object turns darker to indicate that it was
chosen, but nothing opens. When I right click on the object for B: and
click on Properties, no window opens ("nothing" happens, if that is
logically possible).

> Does the BIOS say there is a second floppy?

There is no function in the BIOS to show if a floppy actually is present
as there is for a harddisk. The BIOS only allows you to state what
floppy is present or not.

IF I tell BIOS that A: is present, but unplug it, I get a BIOS generated
error when booting. If a tell BIOS that B: is present but unplug it,
there is no error while booting.

Martin

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