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From:	"Arkady V.Belousov" <ark AT belous DOT munic DOT msk DOT su>
Date:	Thu, 31 May 2001 01:22:34 +0400 (MSD)
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Subject:	Re: [fd-dev] Proposal for new partition type IDs for use with
	future DOSes
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X-Comment-To: Matthias Paul

Hi!

30-νΑΚ-2001 01:21 Matthias DOT Paul AT post DOT rwth-aachen DOT de (Matthias Paul) wrote to
fd-dev AT topica DOT com:

MP>  F7h  Proposal: Alternative SFN FAT12 (no VFAT LFNs allowed!)
MP>  F8h  Proposal: Alternative SFN FAT16 (<= 32 Mb) (no VFAT LFNs!)
MP>  F9h  Proposal: Alternative SFN FAT16B (BIGDOS > 32 Mb) (no VFAT LFNs!)

     I think, any mentions of "FAT16" without "b" for _new_ partitions types
must be avoided - difference there (as you stated) only in additional fields
in BPB and better not to multiply BPB types (whereas this anyway not add
_any_ compatability).

MP>  FDh  Reserved for future use by FreeDOS
MP>       NOTE: This might serve as an escape into a new partitioning
MP>       scheme, an alternative low-footprint filesystem or be for
MP>       other special purpose use (Details to be discussed with the
MP>       FreeDOS developers).
MP> The background for this is that the current partitioning
MP> scheme with primary partitions and logical drives in extended
MP> partitions is reaching its limits,

     ? May you expand this theme? More precise: what you propose as
alternative?

MP> and at some stage soon it might
MP> be necessary to break out of the current concept, similar to
MP> Microsoft's approach:
MP>  42h  Windows 2000 (Windows NT 5): Dynamic extended partition
MP>       NOTE: The inner workings of this partition type are not
MP>       yet known, however, Windows 2000 will hide and maintain
MP>       a new kind of partitions behind this partition type.
MP>       The configuration data for these partitions is stored at
MP>       the very end of this partition??? or drive???

MP> So much for today...

     Yes. :) And not easy to read all. :(

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