From: jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 00:18:32 -0500 (EST)
To: jamesl AT albany DOT net
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Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32? 
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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>