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  From: Mike Andrew <mikero@norfolk.nf>
  To  : linuxsa <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 18:30:09 +1130

Re: More space required

On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, David Newall wrote:
> >> Is there a limitation as to how much disk linux will recognise?
> > there is an 8gig / 1024 cylinder limit for ANY OS imposed by the bios
> > of the PC.
> 
> This sweeping generalisation is not quite correct.  The BIOS imposes a

{snip]

David, you are 100% correct. I meant to say regardless of OS (meaning it was not
an OS issue). The above statement is wildly wrong, it is the bios that imposes
the limit on the boot loader, and that is all. Mine was (unintentionally) very
poor information, written badly.

<slap>



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