12 bit FAT

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From: Steve Davis
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 1991 22:39

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Hi... I'm messing around with my computer, just to see what all I can
do.  At the moment, I'm trying to write a simple program to display the
file allocation table, and list which clusters point to which other 
clusters.  Since my hard drive is dead, I have no way to test out a
16 bit FAT, so I'm stuck with my 360k floppy with a 12 bit FAT. Anyway,
I'm wondering how I calculate which FAT entry corresponds to which sector
number.  Anyone have some source code or simply instructions on how to
do this?

   Thanks
       Steve Davis    (sld@einstein.mpccl.ksu.edu)

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From: sld@mpccl.ksu.edu (Steve Davis)
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Subject: 12 bit FAT
Summary: 12 bit FAT -- how the heck do I calculate which entry is where?
Keywords: FAT
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