DOS ain't dead

DOSLFN 0.42 (Announce)

posted by tom , Germany (West), 23.08.2025, 20:06

Just wondering: is it possible that all reported file system corruptions were
for FAT12/FAT16 disks?

Because - as I understand it - the FAT32 disk read mechanism (INT21 AX=7305) has
protection against the supposed bug, while FAT16 (INT25/26) has not.

Complete thread:

• DOSLFN 0.42 - jadoxa, 17.08.2025, 08:05 (Announce)
  • DOSLFN 0.42 - Japheth, 18.08.2025, 12:13
    • DOSLFN 0.42 - jadoxa, 18.08.2025, 13:27
      • DOSLFN 0.42 - ecm, 18.08.2025, 14:15
        • DOSLFN 0.42 - tom, 23.08.2025, 20:06
          • DOSLFN 0.42 - jadoxa, 24.08.2025, 01:48
  • DOSLFN 0.42 - roytam, 29.08.2025, 01:41
    • DOSLFN 0.42 - jadoxa, 29.08.2025, 02:34