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According to jgay@digi.lonestar.org (john gay):
>New features rumored to be in OS/2 v2.0 include: (rumored because it was in
>the June 24 issue of PC Week - not exactly the most reliable source)
>
>* New FAT file system called Super FAT - a faster running implementation of
>  the FAT used in DOS.  Super FAT is completely compatible with current
>  files and disks, achieving its speed increase through 32-bit code.
>  "It's faster than the HPFS [currently] in 2.0", (Lee) Reiswig (assistant
>   general manager of programming at IBM) said, noting that IBM intended to
>   boost the speed of HPFS before the release of 2.0.
>
>* A multiboot feature that allows users to choose between multiple operating
>  systems, such as DOS, OS/2 1.3 and OS/2 2.0, when they turn on their PCs.
>
>Well, I don't know about the super FAT file system, but I do know that the
>multiboot feature was asked for here on the net.  Do ya'll suppose that
>somebody is actually listening AND hearing what is said here (other than
>Larry).
>

Hey, on just the odd chance that there is, how about getting with
Adaptec to ensure that the hooks are there in OS/2 2.0 so Adaptec can
update their AHA1542B SCSI drivers to work with OS/2 2.0.  According
to one source, IBM pulled the hooks to LADDR (whatever that is) and
now vendors are having problems updating OS/2 device drivers for HPFS
and SCSI controllers!  :v(

Super FAT will be nice, but so are longish file names, e.g. to append
.Z for compressed files ~ for EMACS backup files, etc.

By the way, can anyone explain LADDR and why we should care?  Is it
some sort of Libyan viper?  :-)










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