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From: "Jim Lefavour" <jamesl AT mail DOT albany DOT net>
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 23:15:41 +0000
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Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32? 
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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/
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