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From: ejb@think.COM (Erik Bailey)
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Subject: Re: The Limits of DOS
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Date: Sat, 14-Jun-86 22:30:10 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 14 22:30:10 1986
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In article <352@ethz.UUCP> srp@ethz.UUCP (Scott Presnell) writes:
>
>I would like to know the limits of PC-DOS 3.1, eg.
>1) How large a file will DOS support
... 32 megabytes ... (I think)
>2) How large a Disk Drive will Dos support...
... 32 megabytes ... (I know)

NOTE - this is a restriction that IS surmountable. Several companies
(such as Emerald and Express Systems) have developed products (hard/soft
ware) that allow DOS to access much larger "stuff". If you don't have
one of these, and have a disk over 32meg, you MUST divide it into
several partitions, each <= 32meg.

Hope this helps... --Erik (PS - Peter Norton published a series of
columns on this subject in PC Magazine in the past year...)
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