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Re: Time to Wipe Your Windows Partition for Good

AZ Nomad <aznomad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:16:45 +0000, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> >http://news.com.com/Microsofts+file+system+patent+upheld/2100-1012_3-6025447.html?tag=nefd.top
> 
> >Microsoft's file system patent upheld
> 
> ><quote>
> 
> >[...]
> 
> >The FAT file system, a common means of storing files, was originally
> >developed for Windows but is also employed on removable flash memory cards
> >used in digital cameras and other devices. Some Linux- and Unix-related
> >products also use the system to exchange data with Windows.
> 
> Actually it was originally developed for 360K floppies written by a 2mhz
> 8 bit processor for MSDOS.  Why it was ever used for anything larger is a
> mystery.

Actually, just to nitpick, it was originally written for MS Basic programs
on tape drives, and then crufted to run on floppies when MS bought QDOS. Which
makes it even more of a mystery.

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