On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 21:56:32 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Richard Menedetter) wrote:
> 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 ...
Hello Richard:
If that is the case, then why does anyone use a 32 bit FAT?
Are there any advantages at all in using a 32 bit FAT vs. a 16 bit FAT?
Maybe the reason has to do with having to deal with long file names.
I don't know. Is a 16 bit FAT inefficient for dealing with LFNs?
Regards,
Sam Heywood
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