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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
May. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Franklin Macon, Jr, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
David Medina, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Mark Alan Peloquin, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395621 ; 395601 ; 395602 ; 395616 ; 395828 ; 395652 ; 360 721 ;
Abstract
A data processing system, such as a personal computer, contains a file allocation table that is stored in memory in a packed format. During initialization, file allocation tables stored on an external storage device are 'packed' and stored in a region of memory and subsequently 'unpacked' during a read operation.