> -----Original Message----- > From: Rolf Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Can win98 access /dev/sda directly? the article here > suggests that only NT+ > > can do this??? > > http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html > > That article is correct. You can't do that using Win98. I am just speculating here, but it might be possible to implement this functionality in Cygwin via an ASPI interface. I believe that is how much of the CD ripping software for Win9x works. I have neither the time nor the interest in doing this but bring it up in case anyone has the desire and motivation to pursue it. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
