Hi
27 Nov 2000, "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SH> I am using the same hard drive as used on my 386. Only a 16 bit FAT,
SH> not 32 bit. My OS is Caldera DR-DOS, v. 3.02. Does the 16 bit FAT
SH> cause it to run much slower than it perhaps otherwise would with a 32
SH> bit FAT?
Exactly the other way round ...
FAT32 is slower ...
But anyways FAT is the worst filesystem imagineable.
It was invented for floppies, and it absolutely suited THAT job, but it is
not suitable for HDDs ...
FAT32 is a FAT not with max. 2^16 clusters but with a maximum of 2^32
clusters.
SH> All the best,
SH> Sam Heywood
CU, Ricsi
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