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On Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:57:23 -0500, richard wrote: >On Sun, 14 Dec 97 17:43:06 HST, ross@math.hawaii.edu (David Ross) wrote: > >>> Should I install windows95 osr2 on my Thinkpad 560 - the 133mhz, 1 gb drive, >>> model? The main purpose would be to reduce wasted disk space by using FAT32. >> >>This should be the version you already have on your 560. Right-click on >>the "My Computer" icon (or get "system properties" from the control >>panel", and look for the version number (i.e., 4.00.950 B) on the >>"general" tab. If the letter "B" is there, you have OSR2. > >I have 4.00.950a, the pre-OSR2 version of win95 > >>FAT32 can be a cause of real problems. Better is to use the version of >>doublespace that comes with Plus and OSR2; it is quite stable, and not >>only eliminates cluster waste but also will compress (if you like). > >sounds like the safer course is to delete some unneeded files and partition the >drive. i have a certain fear of doublespace, even without compression. is this >irrational? > If you're really worried about fragmentation and cluster size, you might consider OS/2, or Linux, with the HPFS and EXT2 file systems, respectively. And I think NT has controllable cluster size, too.