Re: Suggestion




Alejandro Imass writes:

>> > > FAT rules!
>> >
>> > Uh . . . what?
>>
>> It is on every phone, every camera, every toaster ...

The only reason it's so popular is not precisely for good design.

I can think of two:
Its properties are well understood.
There are a multitude of drivers, at least some well-coded.
Many are even open source. :-)

And for one of its tasks - as a format for media to be read
by multiple devices, presumably under the control of/with the
permission of a single person - what exactly is the better
alternative?


Robert Huff

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