Differences between current version and predecessor to the previous major change of FAT16.
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-[FAT12] has
the problem that with a 64k cluster size would support (2^12)*65,536 = 268,435
,456 bytes (256mb). So MicrosoftCorporation introduced
[FAT16
] which used
16 bit values for the [FAT] table. This allowed it to address
up to about 4g disks
. FAT16 had a
few other minor improvements, like expanded information in the
boot block about the disk.
+[FAT16] is the successor to
[FAT12] in
the line of FileAllocationTable [FileSystem]s
, designed for use with the first available
[HardDisk
]s. It is uses
16 bit values for the FileAllocationTable entries, and with a DiskCluster size limit of 32Kb, is suitable for media with a capacity of
up to 2GB
. A
few other minor improvements such as more detailed
boot block MetaData
about the disk were also added
.
+
+----
+CategoryFileSystem%%%
+CategoryMicrosoftFileSystem
