[access-uk] Re: A QUICK QUESTION
- From: "carol pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:57:40 +0100
Thanks Andrew, it is now very clear.
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Carol
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:17 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A QUICK QUESTION
> Hi,
>
> Yes, this is what I am saying. It was used in DOS/Windows 3.1, then in
> Windows 95 before the second edition of Windows 95 came out, the main
> benefit of this was the supporting of FAT32 - this happened around 1997
> I think.=20
>
> Some people say that FAT is more stable, as Microsoft just cludged FAT32
> to get extra disk space available, FAT32 is extreemly inefficient (more
> so than FAT) when you go over 10 gb.
>
> Andrew.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of carol pearson
> > Sent: 19 June 2004 15:50
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: A QUICK QUESTION
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> > OK, Andrew, so are you saying that's the same format as was=20
> > used before Fat
> > 32 came in? Sorry to be a bit dumb!
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> > --
> > Carol
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> > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 2:09 PM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: A QUICK QUESTION
> >=20
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> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Its been formatted using the original FAT file system, which has a
> > > maximum size of 2gb. It becomes quite inefficient greater=20
> > than around
> > > 500 mb, I think, and this is then where FAT32 is used. For anything
> > > less than 2GB though I would probably still use FAT, as it=20
> > is readible
> > > by more devices IMHO.
> > >
> > > Andrew.=3D20
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of carol pearson
> > > > Sent: 17 June 2004 20:09
> > > > To: Access-UK
> > > > Subject: [access-uk] A QUICK QUESTION
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Hi,
> > > >=3D20
> > > > I've noticed on Flash cards recently purchased that, when I=3D20
> > > > look at the
> > > > Properties, I see only the word "FAT". What does this mean=3D20
> > > > in terms of
> > > > formatting?
> > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> > > > CAROL
> > > > carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
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