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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: [9fans] quote of the day
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:43:09 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9bb898929a0ba282cef00c948014ceb4@ladd.quanstro.net> (raw)

"Do not spend too much time trying to figure out why this math works.
The basis for the computation is complicated; the important point is
that this is how Microsoft operating systems do it, and it works.  Note,
however, that this math does not work perfectly."
	- Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification, p. 32

- erik



             reply	other threads:[~2009-12-25  9:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-25  9:43 erik quanstrom [this message]
2009-12-25 18:48 ` Patrick Kelly
2009-12-26  5:44 ` Jamie Gavahan
2009-12-26  5:50   ` Bruce Ellis
2009-12-26  6:42     ` Akshat Kumar
2009-12-26  6:49       ` Bruce Ellis
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-02-13 22:03 erik quanstrom
2008-02-13 23:08 ` Pietro Gagliardi

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