On Tuesday May 27 2003 02:17 pm, Frank Bax wrote:
> FAT32 Introduced in Win95 OSR actually.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.mic
>rosoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q154/9/97.asp&NoWebContent=1
>
> And yes people still use DOS. I have a couple of DOS systems
> being used as dialup routers - more secure for this purpose than
> any of the network enabled OS's.
>
> Frank
Fat32 was an option to be tested, starting with early W95 beta
builds, circa late 1994. I used it. IIRC, it was build 490 or so
when it was introduced along with a utility to convert. I never had
any problems with it, many didn't. So it became the newer standard
M$ crud for a while while Billy was tryin to merge Winsux with NT.
'Course this was about the time I found a better real OS and file
system. Linux. 'Course now'adays even ext2 or 3 sux ... I prefer
ReiserFS.
Still I havt'a admit my first taste of linux was a 'linux on
DOS' distro. zipSlack IIRC. Many are still available includin one
that's Mandrake based. Run well, but slower on Billy's stolen file
system, M$DOS. MOF, phatlinux (on DOS) was my first look at
Mandrake 6.0 and KDE, while I had a RH 5 install goin on a 2nd
drive. Never looked back ;) Wiped RH and got Mandrake.
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