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From: wescott@Columbia.NCR.COM (Mike Wescott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: Fast file systems
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Date: 21 Mar 90 21:22:34 GMT
References: <598@moxie.lonestar.org>
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In article <598@moxie.lonestar.org> hack@moxie.lonestar.org (Greg Hackney) writes:
> In some NCR literature, I see where S5R3 is advertised to have a "fast"
> file system, up to 4 times faster than previous releases.

> How is this accomplished? Similar to Berkeley fast file systems? I assume
> that when upgrading to S5R3, you have to reformat the drives?

Nope. A 4K SysV-style filesystem with some other improvements.

A full reformat is not required.  A maint. format (just an update of boot
block and ISL) may be required.

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	-Mike Wescott
	 mike.wescott@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM