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FreeDOS 1.1 is released | KERNEL 2041 released 2012-02-07 (Announce)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 22.02.2012, 22:43

> I don't think that most software is getting the maximum performance out
> of drives today anyway, so it is a minor issue.
>
> (How many systems running DOS are submitting more than one command to the
> drive at a time? Answer: 0 ... there is a lot of performance being left
> on the table as things are.)

Definitely.

> The discussion on the FreeDOS mailing list seems a bit hysterical. There
> is too much existing operating system code, controllers, and software that
> assumes 512 byte sectors.

Oh? I was under the impression that the main motivation for the recent discussion was to support USB devices that specifically do not offer 512B sector emulation. These devices apparently exist today (if uncommon), so some talk on how they might be supported doesn't seem "hysterical" to me.

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Complete thread:

• FreeDOS 1.1 is released! - Rugxulo, 05.01.2012, 08:42 (Announce)
  • FreeDOS 1.1 is released | KERNEL 2041 released 2012-02-07 - DOS386, 19.02.2012, 11:54
    • FreeDOS 1.1 is released | KERNEL 2041 released 2012-02-07 - RayeR, 19.02.2012, 17:39
      • FreeDOS 1.1 is released | KERNEL 2041 released 2012-02-07 - Rugxulo, 19.02.2012, 20:42
        • FreeDOS 1.1 is released | KERNEL 2041 released 2012-02-07 - RayeR, 20.02.2012, 04:56
          • FDK build 2041, >512B sector support preparations - ecm, 20.02.2012, 23:45
            • FDK build 2041, >512B sector support preparations - RayeR, 21.02.2012, 06:09
              • FDK build 2041, >512B sector support preparations - ecm, 21.02.2012, 06:15
          • FreeDOS 1.1 is released | KERNEL 2041 released 2012-02-07 - mbbrutman, 22.02.2012, 04:10
            • FreeDOS 1.1 is released | KERNEL 2041 released 2012-02-07 - ecm, 22.02.2012, 22:43
              • FreeDOS 1.1 is released | KERNEL 2041 released 2012-02-07 - mbbrutman, 23.02.2012, 05:26
        • Pete Batard Rufus(Reliable USB Formatting Utility with Src) - Arjay, 14.10.2012, 12:16
      • FDK build 2041, >512B sector support preparations - ecm, 20.02.2012, 23:37