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10,000,000
1,000,000
100,000
10,000
1,000
DOS
5.x
4.x
100
3.x
10MB
10
1980
10 megabytes:early
16 megabytes:
32 megabytes:
128 megabytes:
528 megabytes:
2.1 gigabytes:
4.2 gigabytes:
8.4 gigabytes:
32 gigabytes:
Win95(osr2)
Win95A
Win 3.x
528MB
128MB
32MB
16MB
1985
1990
PC/XT limit
FAT 12 limit
DOS 3.x limit
DOS 4.x limit
Early ATA BIOSs without BIOS extensions
DOS file system partition limit
CMOS extended CHS addressing limit (not widely experienced)
BIOS/Int13 24-bit addressing limit
BIOS limit
Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier
137GB
Win2000
WinME
WinXP
33GB
Win98
8GB
4GB
2GB
1995
2000
Maxtor MaXLine II 250/300GB
2005
A-3
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