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From: kim@uts.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Disk space (was Re: CLR SCREEN)
Message-ID: <30xt02ifaaZZ01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Date: 25 May 90 17:01:37 GMT
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In article <956@tau.sm.luth.se>, d87-khd@sm.luth.se (Karl-Gunnar Hultland) writes:
>
> It depends... If I dont have a shellstartup file that alias will
> cost me 1 block on the WB disk, which leads to the conclusion that as long
> as if is SMALLER than ~500 bytes it'll be no difference the 128 byte prog
> and the alias.

Just a clarification ...

The minimum disk allocation for a file (non 0-length) is *two* blocks.  One
for the File Header Block, and one for the data.  Meaning you will burn 1K
of disk space minimum, for any (non-empty) file.

/kim
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