Jordan K. Hubbard said:
> I can either do:
>  	mount -t msdos /dev/fd0a /mnt
> 	cp somefile /mnt
> 	umount /mnt
> 	<wait while filesystem syncs itself>

You are doing something wrong. :-)

> Or I can do:
> 	mcopy somefile a:
> 	<done very quick>
> 
> Which of the two do you think I'm going to prefer? :-)

I prefer:

cp somefile /mnt/dos_a

["/mnt/dos_a" is automounted via "amd".]

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