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From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: How can I tell if I'm running FFS?
Keywords: 1.3, FFS, Overdrive, ST157N
Message-ID: <5363@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 30 Nov 88 07:31:16 GMT
References: <621@cord.UUCP> <1454@teroach.UUCP> <623@cord.UUCP>
Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <623@cord.UUCP> nsw@cord.UUCP (Neil Weinstock) writes:
>In article <1454@teroach.UUCP> stan@teroach.UUCP (Stan Fisher) writes:
>>In article <621@cord.UUCP> nsw@cord.UUCP (me) writes:
>>>So:  How can I absolutely confirm that I am in fact running FFS on
>>>my supposed FFS partition?
>>
>>One very easy way is to select the icon for your FFS partition and
>>do 'info' from the workbench menus.  A 'slow' partition will show 488
>>byte blocks under 1.3 and a FFS will show 512 byte blocks.
>
>>+           Stan Fisher        uunet!unisoft!nud!teroach!stan             
>
>Well, mine show 512 and 536, respectively; I'll assume that I am in fact 
>running FFS.  So, only one question remains:  why haven't I noticed any 
>speedup?  Would some kind soul be willing to mail me a copy of DiskPerf 
>(and/or DiskPerfA, DiskPerfB, whatever) so I can really figure this out
>for sure?

	536??  Sounds like a Mac sector size to me.  What showed 536??

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