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- From: Mike@Redrobe.demon.co.uk (Mike)
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- Subject: Re: 9GB SCSI II Controller Card for the A3000?
- Date: 16 Feb 96 18:11:15 +0000
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- Hi, Kenneth C. Nilsen , on 15-Feb-96 11:36:53 you scribbled....
- >>> The problem is that neither dos.library nor the filesystem can easily
- >>> deal with anything over 2GB. It doesn't matter *what* SCSI interface
- >>> you use, until the OS is updated, you're stuck.
- >>This only applies to partition size, not drive size. If you put a 9GB drive
- >>in and partition it with 4 2GB and 1 1GB partitions, it will work fine.
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- >I believe that AFS can handle -> 9GB HD's as one partition?
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- AFS can I think... but AmigaDOS is the problem....
- Similar prob with filename lengths:
- AFS can do 255chars (internally) ... AmigaDos limits it to 107...or is it 31?
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- still thats better than 8+3 ....
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