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- From: alan@uts.amdahl.com (Alan Bomberger)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
- Subject: Re: How to store file references/names ?
- Message-ID: <19J603sDbc5K00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 20:32:03 GMT
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- "How many times do you restore a disk from tape?"
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- Imagine a Hypertext document with links to hundreds of files.
- Do you want to tell the user of a hypertext application that
- it will stop working should he ever have to restore his disk
- from tape. Why keep a backup then?
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- Since you have to keep full path names one wonders why
- one would use DirIDs?
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- To answer you question. Once is enough to have one
- mighty pissed off customer!!
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