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Article #6Re: reinstallation
From: mblock
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 00:00
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In <8C6942F.005D000280.uuout@interzone.apana.org.au>, tetsuo@interzone.apana.org.au (TETSUO) writes: >-> But the end result is - I installed the system on a 800mb FAT drive - I'm >-> now keen to explore HPFS as I've been told on a system with a fair bit of >-> RAM (i.e. >16mb) it will give a further boost to performance as well as >-> getting away from FAT. > >You're nuts! > >I've explored HPFS. IT doesn't give "performance boosts" or whatever, it's only >advantage is that it has a better way of organising files so they dont get >fragmented, and it puts the allocation table in the Middle of the disk instead >of the centre. FAT under OS/2 is "SUPER-FAT" and has alot of improvements over >the Default FAT under DOS which give it better performance. > >FAT is usable under OS/2, DOS, Win, Win95, WinNT, Linux and even Macs can >read/write to it with the driver installed! I really cannot see a single >argument that outwieghs the FAT vs HPFS in favour of HPFS. Really? C'mon, all >the advantages of HPFS don't add up to anything when compared to the >multi-platform compatibility you get with FAT. Even on a speed scale you wont >find any noticable difference. > >Under FAT, I can boot to Win95 or OS2. I didnt install "Just ADD", no need. The >system runs smooth. I agree OS/2 is really made for pentiums. I had a 486-66 >with 32 megs of RAM and Warp still was unbearable. When i got a pentium I >saw Warp in a whole new light. Still, I mainly use Win95 for stuff like >Photoshop, Corel, Quark Xpress etc. If I could run Win95 apps from OS2 i >probably would, though Win95 has been very stable for me recently. I found that >the only things that bugger up Win95's stability is when you install other >programs, such as Norton (SYMANTEC) apps. > >----------------------- tetsuo@interzone.apana.org.au ----------------------- > Sysop: INTERZONE BBS - Australia's largest Jap Anime/Manga archive online > For BBS info send email to: info@interzone.apana.org.au > FREE ACCESS, FREE EMAIL ACCOUNT FIRST CALL, NO SHAREWARE CD ROMS >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENJOY.FAT Regards Michael Block---------------------------------->i email therefore I am
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 15e938,1179b2269958327b X-Google-Attributes: gid15e938,public X-Google-Thread: 10a752,ec6efcb633e94c00 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public X-Google-Thread: 1138ec,5d8a1ffc04d2b54b X-Google-Attributes: gid1138ec,public From: mblock@ibm.net Subject: Re: reinstallation Date: 1996/08/20 Message-ID: <4vc79m$ons@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> X-Deja-AN: 175292394 references: <4v1hsq$csd@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net> <8C6942F.005D000280.uuout@interzone.apana.org.au> reply-to: mblock@ibm.net newsgroups: 01comp.os.os2,comp.os.os2.advocacy,aus.computers.os2