Time: Mon Nov 04 14:28:07 1996 To: litz@pta6000.pld.com From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: Re: L&J: 9 GB single letter drive Cc: litz@sunflower.net Bcc: At 01:04 PM 11/4/96 -0600, you wrote: >Paul Andrew Mitchell wrote: >(from the liberty and justice list) >> >> I am looking for a computer >> supplier who can assemble >> a dual-Pentium DOS machine, 64MB, >> with a 9GB hard disk (7200 rpm), >> a single letter drive ("C:") >> and the new OEM version >> of Windows 95. Please respond >> here. Thanks. >> >> /s/ Paul Mitchell >> > > >I build custom computers, such as what you have >described, at reasonable price. > >However, in DOS, the largest single volume DOS can >recognize is 2 GB, so the 9 GB disk would have to be >partitioned into 5 drives. The same holds true with >Windows 95 if you want to retain 8 by 3 (xxxxxxxx.xxx) >file compatibility (Windows 95, despite Microsoft's >advertisements, still runs on top of DOS, although it is >a scaled back DOS). > >You may contact me by: >316-277-4574 (day) >316-275-4891 (nights) >316-277-4595 (fax) >litz@pta6000.pld.com or litz@sunflower.net I hear there is an OEM version of Windows 95 which has solved the problem with the limited FAT. It can handle very large hard disks as a single partition, without needing a RAID controller. What do you hear? /s/ Paul Mitchell
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