why NTFS reports incorrect file sizes

Thu Jan 19 16:30:23 UTC 2012

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 07:47:18AM -0500, James Knott wrote:
> Extended attributes were used in OS/2 and could support up to 64KB
> of meta data.  Windows NT could run character mode OS/2 1.x apps, so
> that's probably why extended attributes were supported in NTFS.
> Microsoft also developed the HPFS file system, used in OS/2, back
> when they were partners with IBM in developing OS/2.

NT 3.x even included HPFS support.

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