[ECOS] DOS filing system

Matthew H. Gerlach mgerlach@lightsurf.com
Thu Feb 22 10:24:00 GMT 2001


I believe the FreeDOS project might be a good place for information on the DOS
file system.  Obviously there is dos file system code, and I notice there is a
recent fdisk program.

http://www.freedos.org



"Lewin A.R.W. Edwards" wrote:

> Hello Wilson,
>
> > > but you need to do all the disk-banging yourself. (The good news is that
> > > FAT12/16/32 are all pretty easy to support, especially if you don't
> >
> >Do you have any good resources as a starting point for FAT16 and FAT32?
>
> I will be happy to give you (or any other list members) my collated
> "research materials" on FAT12 and FAT16; it's all you really need to
> implement the FSs. I'm not sure that I can give you my document on FAT32,
> as it is labeled "Microsoft Company Confidential"; I'll check on it (the
> document may have been released publicly since I received it a couple of
> years ago!). However I am leaving Thursday morning for a conference and I'm
> rather busy until then. Do you mind waiting until the weekend (Monday at
> latest)?
>
> David, would you like to be copied on that?
>
> === Lewin A.R.W. Edwards (Embedded Engineer)
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>
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