John Aldrich wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> >  As to the zie of file, I heard about this formula: 2**n, n is the bits
> > of your OS. SO in our case (32 bits), it's about 2.1GB. I used IRIX 64
> > bits system, I could creat 15GB single file.
> >
> IRIX is a 64-bit operating system, though, correct? Linux
> is still a 32-bit O/S (mostly, although there ARE 64-bit
> versions for things like the Sparc or the Alpha processor.)
>         John

Correct, my little INDY will make files up beyond terabyte size--now all
I have to do is find a storage device that big. .-)


Civileme

Reply via email to