From:	Martin Str|mberg <ams AT father DOT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Support for files > 2 GB
Date:	19 Oct 2000 21:48:25 GMT
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Wojciech Galazka <wojciech DOT galazka AT polkomtel DOT com DOT pl> wrote:

: Eli Zaretskii wrote
:>
:>On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Wojciech Galazka wrote:
:>
:>> >: Is there a way for DJGPP to support files larger than 2 GB?
:>> >
:>
:>Note that this only works on FAT32 partitions, since DOS doesn't
:>support files > 2GB on FAT16.

: Well, how about a DVD disc  5.4 GB in size with one big file fit onto it?
: Or files from another filesystem than can be accessed through a redirector?
: As I understand that DOS doesn't support files of that size ?
: Could we work over this 'limitation'?

Well, DVD disc containing a movie can have (movie) files on it bigger
than ~2^30. If you need magnitudes bigger files you probably need a
real OS...


Right,

						MartinS

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