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The Advanced Disc Filing System (ADFS) is a computing file system unique to the Acorn computer range and RISC OS-based successors. Initially based on the rare Acorn Winchester Filing System, it was renamed to the Advanced Disc Filing System when support for floppy discs was added and on later 32-bit systems a variant of a PC-style floppy controller. Wikipedia →
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MCSE training kitMicrosoft Press · 2000
Advanced DOSMichael I. Hyman · 1988
Windows 7 AnnoyancesDavid A. Karp · 2010
LocoScript 3 User GuideJean Gilmour · 1993- 📕The advanced disc filing system user guide. · 1985
Awareness Techniques by William SwygardWilliam Swygard · 1971
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