Messages in this thread | | | From | "Jacob Praamsma" <> | Subject | Re: Microsoft FAT 32. | Date | Wed, 31 Jul 1996 18:19:48 -0700 |
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I cut all of the preceeding info on the file system,
I have been using Win95 OSR2 for the last few weeks, and it runs GREAT! I've formatted my hard disk using FAT32, And I must say, It is fast, and efficient. I have a 1.2 gig drive and a 3.1 gig (both IDE) they are formatted with FAT32.
The 1.2 is nearly full, and has +/- 10 MB slack(wasted Space) the 3.1 is 45% full (with very small files) and has a slack of 20MB, hence FAT32, is very efficient.
Also I don't know if it is an improvement in the Win95 architechture, or the file system, but windows appears to react quicker, load programs faster, and data files faster. I didn't upgrade anything aside from the OS, so it's not the hardware.
Win95 OSR2 should be out to OEMs in late september, I think, (by means of scuttle butt, don't quote me here)
FAT32, doesn't scale Clusters like FAT12 and FAT16. 4K all the way! :) It makes for some interesting changes to MS-DOS though: Any hardware paging programs, like doom, heretic, and such, don't work, Games are out of the question, because they need DOS device drivers for CD-ROM and soundcard. CD-ROM and soundcard device drivers won't work, also :( No DOS for those hardcore users anymore :(
Bye :)
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