On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Mark Lehrer wrote:
> So ext2 has been extended to support large files, only people have to use
> proper hardware for what they want to do. If you need large files, you
> probably should think about buying an UltraSPARC or Alpha box, as even if
> e.g. file limit are increased on 32bit boxes, you'd have problems with
> mmaping those large files and in several other places as well.
>
> I agree that you _should_ get a fast 64-bit machine if you manage
> large files, but I think we could use a solution for 32-bit systems
> too. Novell, NT, and HP-UX can all do it on 32-bit hardware... why
> can't we?
>
> I thought someone was working on alternate file systems that would
> get around these limitations even on a 32-bit system....
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