[ale] Filesystem Experimentation

[Jim Kinney]

DOS!

No, wait, what filesystem would you call a big brown dumpster?

Seriously, I have one of those and it's just slow. Put anything on it you
want. Ifyou're brave and want to test stuff, try out reiserfs. It ships
with SUSE now.

JimK

On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Jeff Hubbs wrote:

> Just an idle thought, so I expect nothing but idle responses.
> 
> I have a Compaq Presario 4504 that I'm thinking of putting a new Linux
> distro on.  It has inside it an absolute abomination of a hard drive - the
> 2.1GB Quantum Bigfoot, which apparently has a single platter whirring at
> 3600RPM inside it's 8"-long, 5-3/4"-wide body (see specs at
> http://www.quantum.com/products/archive/bigfoot_cy/bigfoot_cy_specs.htm and
> resume reading when the tears clear).
> 
> Given this drive, would there be any particularly advantageous filesystem to
> consider using for its partitions?
> 
> - Jeff
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