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Received: from sloth.swcp.com (sloth.swcp.com [198.59.115.25]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id AAA17280 for <executor@nacm.com>; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 00:22:11 -0700 Received: from iclone.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by sloth.swcp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with UUCP id BAA18729; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 01:22:10 -0600 Received: from beaut.ardi.com by mailhost with smtp (nextstep Smail3.1.29.0 #11) id m0t5SmE-000YcBC; Wed, 18 Oct 95 01:19 MDT Received: by beaut.ardi.com (linux Smail3.1.28.1 #5) id m0t5SmD-00000CC; Wed, 18 Oct 95 01:19 MDT Message-Id: <m0t5SmD-00000CC@beaut.ardi.com> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 95 01:19 MDT From: ctm@ardi.com (Clifford T. Matthews) To: Dan Guisinger <dan_g@ix.netcom.com> Cc: "'executor@nacm.com'" <executor@nacm.com> Subject: RE: Long filenames In-Reply-To: <01BA9CDC.E9BFA8A0@ix-min3-18.ix.netcom.com> References: <01BA9CDC.E9BFA8A0@ix-min3-18.ix.netcom.com> Sender: owner-paper@nacm.com Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Guisinger <dan_g@ix.netcom.com> writes: Dan> Heres the problem. The VFAT file system is superior to the Dan> Macintosh = file system. We, with Windows 95 have the 8.3 Dan> replaced with 250.5. = Now, here is the problem, Macs have Dan> 32.4.4! What if you have a longer = file name? It will have Dan> to shrink. Right. We'll just truncate the long names. If they collide, the user will have to sort it out. Names generated under Executor will be guaranteed to never collide. Dan> Now, I agree that there should be = support for Dan> the VFAT system (And beleive a Win95 GUI version of Executor Dan> = 2.0 or 2.1 should be released). Also, it should then also Dan> allow use of = the desktop. Now, as most people know, the Dan> Windows 95 desktop is stored = in two places: Single User Dan> System: \Windows\Desktop MultiUser System: Dan> \Windows\Profiles\user\Desktop Now, Executor should ask which Dan> acount you wish to use, and load the = desktop. Thatway, you Dan> can navigate it as if it were you're Windows 95 = system (And Dan> sort of like a mac) For example, you could browse the File = Dan> Open and Save As dialog boxes as a Mac would running System Dan> 7! I think this would be a very usefull feature for copying Dan> and storing = files. We'll certainly try, but the port to W'95 won't start until 2.0 ships. Dan> -Dan Guisinger --Cliff ctm@ardi.com