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'''AFS''' is the '''Andrew File System''' aka '''Advanced File System''', similar to [[NFS]] to about the same degree that a tricycle is similar to a fighter jet – they're both typically one-person vehicles. AFS is a drastically more robust design than NFS, and is intended for ''much'' larger [[:Category:Networking|networks]]. On the other hand it is also much more difficult to implement completely – to the point that it's not likely to be of much interest to most hobbyists and such writing a new OS.▼
▲AFS is the Andrew File System aka Advanced File System, similar to [[NFS]] to about the same degree that a tricycle is similar to a fighter jet – they're both typically one-person vehicles. AFS is a drastically more robust design than NFS, and is intended for ''much'' larger [[:Category:Networking|networks]]. On the other hand it is also much more difficult to implement completely – to the point that it's not likely to be of much interest to most hobbyists and such writing a new OS.
==External Links==
* [[Wikipedia:Andrew_File_System|
[[Category:Network Filesystems]]
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