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From: farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Storage Size Limits for Apple OS's
Message-ID: <3392@internal.Apple.COM>
Date: 8 Aug 89 00:07:04 GMT
References: <4111@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Distribution: comp.sys.apple
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <4111@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> digitalfiend@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Scott D Palmer) writes:
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>Is there any maximum storage size limits for either GSOS or ProDOS 8 ?
>I'm considering building my own HD and I was wondering if it was worth 
>getting an 84 meg HD.  I'd be using Apple's SCSI card (revision C).
>Thanks for any help.

	All ProDOS volumes (which are the only writable file
	systems under GS/OS) are limited to 32Mb in size.   Each
	file on a ProDOS volume is limited to 16Mb.

	You can, however, partition your hard drive into 
	segments <= 32Mb.

Cary Farrier
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