NTFS vs. FAT

[Cutlass]

NTFS is a good file system, even if it is MS and not compatible with others. Unless you are dual booting with linux, I see no reason to not use it.

 

[lndm]

NTFS is a good file system,

Fair enough.

even if it is MS

It was actually the work of IBM (it was then known as HPFS). IBM were in a partnership with MS at the time. MS decided to do a runner with what they knew and release NT, leaving IBM with OS/2. MS did change the file system slightly, as they do (can't remember how though). HPFS and NTFS actually have the same partition identifiers which I think seems unusual.

and not compatible with others.

Linux and Mac OS/X can handle NTFS.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Does NTFS mean "NT File System"?

I still have yet to figure out what NT stands for.

 

[lndm]

New Technology File System. HPFS was High Performance.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Thank you.

 

[Cutlass]

New technology

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I thought it stood for "Neurotypical."

 

[lndm]

Neurotypical? Isn't that a term for non-geeks?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I think so. I never understood non-geeks.

Seriously, who would think shopping for clothes was more interesting than checking out the latest GPUs?

 

[lndm]

.

 

[Aramazd]

I think so. I never understood non-geeks.

Seriously, who would think shopping for clothes was more interesting than checking out the latest GPUs?

A lot of people. Just because they don't share your hobby's doesn't mean you need to be stuck up.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

A lot of people. Just because they don't share your hobby's doesn't mean you need to be stuck up.

It was actually a joke.

 

[ainwood]

New Technology File System. HPFS was High Performance.

...And apparently "New Technology" was originally derived from "Norther Telecom", a company that started development of Windows NT, that was taken-over by Microsoft. The "NT" label was kept, but the meaning was changed to be "New Technology".

An explanation of why there appears to be redundancy in the statement: "Built on Windows NT technology", which could be interpreted as "Built on WIndows New Technology technology".


Edit: JUst did some reaseach, and that might be rubbish. However Microsoft did have to negotiate with Nortel to use "NT" in the name.

 

[lndm]

Thanks for the tidbit.

 

[Mise]

I guess they realised now that calling some piece of technology "new" or "high performance" is a bad idea...

 

[plarq]

...And apparently "New Technology" was originally derived from "Norther Telecom", a company that started development of Windows NT, that was taken-over by Microsoft. The "NT" label was kept, but the meaning was changed to be "New Technology".

An explanation of why there appears to be redundancy in the statement: "Built on Windows NT technology", which could be interpreted as "Built on WIndows New Technology technology".


Edit: JUst did some reaseach, and that might be rubbish. However Microsoft did have to negotiate with Nortel to use "NT" in the name.

Fortunately, Nortel goes bankruptcy. I was sitting in an office which was rented by Nortel before.