Number: 66

Date: 17-Mar-84  0':06':11

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: JFung.pasa

Subject: New Diagnostics volume size?

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Date': 14 Mar 84 13':25':03 PST (Wednesday)'
From': JFung.pasa'
Subject': New Diagnostics volume size?'
To': 1100Support, LispSupport.pa'
cc': Dering, Martin, Masinter.pa, Stansbury.pa, JFung'
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It turns out the current 3500 pages of Diag. volume is not sufficient to run Adobe. (you may run one tool at a time, but activate multiple tools the machine will crash, I suspect no more disk pages).'
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In stead of increasing its size say by another 200 pages (I think 200 is sufficient), it is argued that we should not take the disk space away from customes.'
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Unless we change promethus.script, it will be each Adobe user''s responsibility to make sure his Diagnostic volume is large enough to run Adobe.'
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I personally like to see Diag. volume size be increased from Promethus.script.  Most machines here are formatted via Installation Utility floppy (it is easier than Othello, and a standard procedure), and I would like to see walking to one of them and be able to use Adobe. '
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Any comments from anyone?'
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	/Jerry'
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Date': Wed, 14 Mar 84 13':53 PST'
From': Raim.pasa'
Subject': Re': New Diagnostics volume size?'
In-reply-to': "JFung''s message of 14 Mar 84 13':25':03 PST (Wednesday)"'
To': JFung'
cc': 1100Support, LispSupport.pa, Dering, Martin, Masinter.pa, Stansbury.pa'
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Jerry,'
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We cannot afford to take disk space away from the customers.  I would rather see an inhouse Installation Utility for Adobe users than penalize our customers.'
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--marty'
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Date': 14 Mar 84 17':10 PST'
From': masinter.pa'
Subject': Re': New Diagnostics volume size?'
In-reply-to': JFung.pasa''s message of 14 Mar 84 13':25':03 PST (Wednesday)'
To': JFung.pasa'
cc': 1100Support.pasa, LispSupport.pa, Dering.pasa, Martin.pasa, Masinter.pa, Stansbury.pa'
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Did you know that you could make Othello "command" files, including one sthat partition the disk? Look at [phylum]<Lisp>Current>*.othello. There are several that are used for partitioning the disk. If you would like one that made the Tajo/Diagnostics volume bigger, why don''t you discuss it with their authors or else make one tailored for your use. '
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Date': 14 Mar 84 17':51 PST'
From': masinter.pa'
Subject': Re': New Diagnostics volume size?'
In-reply-to': JFung.pasa''s message of 14 Mar 84 13':25':03 PST (Wednesday)'
To': JFung.pasa'
cc': 1100Support.pasa, LispSupport.pa, Dering.pasa, Martin.pasa, Masinter.pa, Stansbury.pa'
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Another possibility, too': you CAN use Tajo to manipulate files on other volumes. Say '
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Open Lisp/w'
Create <Lisp>'
Push <Lisp>'
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This will basically "connect" you to a Tajo directory on the Lisp volume. Of course, the files will go away if you erase the volume, but if you are temporarily stuck with a machine without enough space to run Adobe, you can get more that way.

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Edit-By: masinter.PA

Edit-Date: 11-Apr-84 17':38':57

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Problem Type: Design - UI

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