POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : A retro moment : Re: A retro moment Server Time
30 Jul 2024 00:24:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A retro moment  
From: Darren New
Date: 7 Jun 2011 11:25:49
Message: <4dee42fd$1@news.povray.org>
On 6/7/2011 8:02, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> The File allocation table is a MAP of sectors (which ones are free,
> which ones are busy).

Actually, it's not only that but also what granules are allocated to what 
file in what order.  It's not just a free-space bitmap, but an actual 
collection of linked lists.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Coding without comments is like
    driving without turn signals."


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