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From: ravi@mcnc.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Hard disk questions
Message-ID: <1894@alvin.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Dec-86 23:32:38 EST
Article-I.D.: alvin.1894
Posted: Wed Dec 24 23:32:38 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 25-Dec-86 18:36:00 EST
Organization: Microelectronics Center of NC; RTP, NC
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Keywords: hard disks folders limits filesystem



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	I have some questions about the use of a hard disk with the
ST,  I'd appreciate getting comments on these points:

	1)  What is the '40 folder limit' that's been bandied about
	    on the net?  Can one not have more than 40 folders on the
	    disk (this does not make sense), or is one limited to
	    visiting 40 folders in a session?   Do multiple openings
	    of a folder count towards the total more than once?

	2)  Is there a limit on the number of files one can have in
	    a folder, or on a logical disk?   Please comment on any
	    and all limits..
	
	3)  Should the head parking program (I presume that's what
	    SHIP.PRG does) be run each time the drive is powered down),
	    or only if it is to be moved?  Is it Ok to turn the drive
	    off without special attention?  
	    (I do not have a manual that may have the answer to this).

	4)  Is the use of nonstandard partitions Ok?  I made up a
	    partition by creating an entry in the WINCAP file, and it
	    looks fine so far.  Specifically, I have 30 Mb divided up
	    into 5-10-10-5.

	I realize I could probably find out some of the limits by
trial and error, but I'm afraid there may be some inconsistent
ones I may miss.  

	What are some benchmarks I may use to evaluate the
'performance' of the drive?  I'd like to run something that's been
done on the Supra and Atari drives, to make a realistic comparison.

	Thanks in advance for the help/advice.  

								-ravi

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