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  1. Xref: sparky comp.software-eng:2991 comp.arch.storage:562 comp.unix.internals:1625
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!jvnc.net!rutgers!modus!gear!cadlab!martelli
  3. From: martelli@cadlab.sublink.org (Alex Martelli)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,comp.arch.storage,comp.unix.internals
  5. Subject: Re: Extent-based Filesystems (was: Large Application data sets )
  6. Message-ID: <1992Jul27.090721.2697@cadlab.sublink.org>
  7. Date: 27 Jul 92 09:07:21 GMT
  8. References: <1992Jul13.090423.20408@metapro.DIALix.oz.au <33120@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1992Jul21.113652.4898@metapro.DIALix.oz.au> <1992Jul22.194214.20451@sequent.com>
  9. Organization: CAD.LAB S.p.A., Bologna, Italia
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  12. dafuller@sequent.com (David Fuller) writes:
  13.     ...
  14. :Every proprietary OS I can think of has strongly typed files and that 
  15. :means extenting.
  16.  
  17. What about OS/2, for example?
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  19. Email: martelli@cadlab.sublink.org                   Phone: ++39 (51) 6130360
  20. CAD.LAB s.p.a., v. Ronzani 7/29, Casalecchio, Italia   Fax: ++39 (51) 6130294 
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