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Subject: Re: MSDOS extended partitions and "slices"
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At 06:56 PM 9/2/98 -0700, Scott Blachowicz wrote:
 
>Does that mean it's possible to have more than one extended partitions?  If
>so, then I agree that the current scheme can lead to the slice number
>uncertainty you describe.  If you can only have one extended partition,
then I
>think everything is predictable.

Not only can you have more than one, but any of them can be one -- even the
first. That makes for yet MORE confusion.

--Brett

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