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From: prs@io.UUCP (Paul Schmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Max cylinder in DOS 4.01?
Keywords: DOS 4.01
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Date: 27 Aug 90 20:09:59 GMT
References: <11478@cs.utexas.edu>
Reply-To: prs@eng.ileaf.com (Paul Schmidt)
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In article <11478@cs.utexas.edu> paul@cs.utexas.edu (Supoj Sutanthavibul) writes:
>Is 1024 the maximum number of cylinders that
>dos 4.01 can handle?  What should I do if I have a
>drive with more than 1024 cylinders?

1024 is the maximum number of cylinders a standard, compatible _BIOS_
can handle. With the appropriate device drivers, I should think that
virtually any version of DOS could handle larger drives. I expect that
when you purchase a large drive, that the supplier should provide a
compatible device driver.