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Date:	Thu, 19 Nov 1998 17:20:10 +0100
From:	Matthias Paul <PAUL-MA AT reze-1 DOT rz DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Subject:	Re: Where is everybody?
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On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 John Spetz asked:

> Well I notice that OpenLinux 1.3 bundles DR-DOS 7.02 for use with DOSEMU
> so it would seem DR-DOS has not been completely relegated to the embedded
> app/OEM market.  Actually anyone know if DR-DOS & DOSEMU can be used with
> a Fat32 filesystem?

DR-DOS 7.02 and even 7.03 BETA cannot (yet) handle FAT32 partitions
in the usual way similar to FAT12/FAT16 (or VFAT) partitions. They 
are just ignored during drive login and you cannot boot from FAT32 
drives. However, the new FDISK can be used to create and maintain 
FAT32 partitions.
I know, that for OEMs there will soon be (maybe already is) available 
optional FAT32 access for DR-DOS, and my understanding is that 
someday DR-DOS will provide native FAT32 support.

 Matthias
 
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