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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> Why not just run it directly from the DOS-formatted 
> floppy disk instead if you are only going to run a 
> program or insert a module once?

Because a DOS-formatted floppy only holds 1.4mb.
A compressed archive can get 3mb or more on a floppy.

> is it okay if there are already files in the directory 
> that serves as the mount point (/usr/local/bin)?  

Yes.

> Do added files end up in the same place while 
> the ramdisk is mounted?

The old files (and subdirectories) disappear.
They reappear when the ramdisk is umounted.

> James wanted nano for some reason.  With wordwrap.

When I want to do more complicated text processing, 
I use AbiWord.

> It went badly last time I tried.  

Did you follow the step-by-step instructions exactly?

Cheers,
Steven