converting NTFS drive

[James Wilkinson]

Mike McCarty wrote:
> Linux also recognizes (at least) FAT12. I don't know about FAT16.

FAT12 = very early DOS format, topped out at 32 MB. Still used for
floppies.

FAT16 = 1980s redesign. Goes up to 2 GB (on DOS and Windows 9x) [1]

Linux supports both.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT12

Hope this helps,

James.

[1] On Windows NT, you could take it to 4 GB.

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