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Re: [BL] long filenames 24

From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone AT tpg.com.au>
To: lforrestster AT gmail.com, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [BL] long filenames 24
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:15:31 +1030

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:53:08 +0000, Lee Forrest wrote:

> Not being a M$ person, I don't have any idea what you are talking about
> there.

It's not MicroSoft, it is a feature common to most Disk Operating
Systems, at least for the IBM and IBM clone computers.

The filenames are limited to eight characters with a three character
extension. Files with long filenames have a shorter version attached to
them to be compatible with this system.

. ,-./\
. / \ from Greg Mayman, in Adelaide, South Australia
. \_,-*_/ "Queen City of The South" 34:55 S 138:36 E
. v

Re: [BL] long filenames 24, Greg Mayman, 01/28/2007
- Re: [BL] long filenames 24, Lee Forrest, 01/28/2007
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [BL] long filenames 24, Greg Mayman, 01/28/2007
  - Re: [BL] long filenames 28, Lee Forrest, 01/28/2007
- Re: [BL] long filenames 24, Greg Mayman, 01/28/2007
  - Re: [BL] long filenames 29, Lee Forrest, 01/28/2007
    - Re: [BL] long filenames 29, 3aoo-cvfd, 01/28/2007
      - Re: [BL] long filenames 2A, Lee Forrest, 01/28/2007