Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 16:56:39 +0200
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> From: "Wojciech Galazka" <wojciech DOT galazka AT polkomtel DOT com DOT pl>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:01:15 +0200
>
> >> As I understand that DOS doesn't support files of that size ?
> >> Could we work over this 'limitation'?
> >
> >We cannot work around any limitation of file-oriented system calls
> >provided by DOS or Windows for DOS programs.
> >
> Perhaps, by enhancing the filesystem calls interface?

In principle, this is of course possible, but you'd need to provide
your own driver for each platform (DOS, Windows 9X, Windows NT/2K,
etc.).  Don't forget that on Windows, the appropriate device driver is
a special layer in the filesystem level, like CDFS for the CDROM.  So
it's not simply a replacement for MSCDEX you are talking about.

> Win32 API that is present on Windows 9x does not  handle files larger than
> 2^31-2, or 2 gigabytes less two.

I thought FAT32 allowed larger files, like 2^32-2 or something.
Doesn't it?