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Subject: Re: anyone working on upgrading the msdosfs to NetBSD levels?
To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 23:17:46 +0200 (SAT)
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In-Reply-To: <199607302027.NAA00470@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Jul 30, 96 01:27:59 pm
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Terry Lambert wrote:

> > Microsoft is shortly to be introducing a FAT32 filesystem to Windows
> > 95 which will increase maximum filesystem size from 2 (or 4, for
> > NT) gigabytes to 2 terabytes.  The new filesystem makes use of
> > 32-bit (as opposed to 12-bit and 16-bit) FAT entries and will
> > require a fundamentally different handling of boot record, FATs,
> > and root directory, so I'm busy on provision for this also.
> 
> I have a beta copy of this in house right now.  It is intended
> solely for the OEM market.  I think it will require a reinstall
> to share the disk in any case, since FIPS/PARTED/etc. doesn't
> understand the disk layout.  In general, you will only ever see
> it on preinstalled systems.
[...]
> 
> I think it's ready now.  The limiting factor is going to be MS's OEM
> release date.
> 
> Don't expect to install VFAT32 yourself, since NT can't mount VFAT32
> partitions, and MS wants everyone to move to NT (Windows95 has always
> been billed as a transition product).

Good to have your comments, Terry.

Would it be correct to say you consider VFAT32 support not worth the
effort, or am I reading too much between the lines?

-- 
Robert Nordier