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From: brim@cbmvax.commodore.com (Mike Brim - Product Assurance)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Can Windows 3.0 handle 80Meg HD partition?
Message-ID: <15110@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 12 Oct 90 12:03:39 GMT
References: <36440006@hpindwa.cup.hp.com>
Reply-To: brim@cbmvax.commodore.com (Mike Brim - Product Assurance)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <36440006@hpindwa.cup.hp.com> owenc@hpindwa.cup.hp.com (Owen Cheung) writes:
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> I have heard that Windows 3.0 and DOS 4.0 cannot handle harddisk partition
> of greater than 80Meg.  Is that true? Any work around?


Untrue.  I've been using Windows 3.0 and MSDOS 4.1 (not 4.0) on 200meg 
partitions with no problems relating to the HD.  It is possible that this 
rumor started with the Disk Manager/ > 1024 cyl/Smartdrive problem.
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