Mail Archives: opendos/1997/02/02/00:35:39
Why not make the fat 32 an I.F.S? Then this way if it's
supplied users can decide which way they'd like to go.
On Sat, 1 Feb
1997, Jim Lefavour wrote:
> Hi...
>
> > Once upon a time (on 2 Feb 97 at 1:53) dg AT dcs DOT st-and DOT ac DOT uk said:
> >
> > > [...]
> > > >> Dunno whether it works as FAT32 is not here at the time. It
> > > >> will be released with Windoze 96 (or whatever they call it)
> > > >> AFAIK.
> > > >
> > > >Actually, Win95 OEM Service Release 2 has FAT32 built in.
> [snip]
> > > It doesn't even have automatic defragmenting!
> > All true, but OpenDOS will *have to* stay compatible with FAT, and
> > if we want it to be *the best*, then we have to support FAT32 as
> > well.
>
> Yes, we need to be in the competition with the other "DOS" systems,
> which of course includes WINDoze 95. So, unfortunately, we need to
> support FAT32. I am only an intermediate programmer, so can it be
> made so that the Linux Ext2FS is used with a "transparent"
> translation for programs expecting FAT32? That perhaps we could have
> (eventually) an FS that supports DOS programs, WINDOZE programs, and
> WIN95 programs simultaneously? With a User-customizable GUI...
> wait, I am getting ahead of things a bit here, aren't I?
>
> Jim ;-)
>
> jamesl AT albany DOT net or http://www.albany.net/~jamesl/
> One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope thst the evils ofthis world can be cured by legislation. - Thomas B. Reed
>
>
jude <jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com>
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