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- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 10:00:52 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: RE: Long filenames
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- To: Ed Hurtley <edh@europa.com>
- Cc: "'Executor List'" <executor@nacm.com>
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- On Thu, 19 Oct 1995, Ed Hurtley wrote:
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- >
- > >>> Does Executor support long filenames on VFAT drives under Win95? I would
- > >>> think that the filenames used by Mac files would map well to the Win95 ones,
- > >>> and this would simplify things quite a bit for me.
- >
- > >>> Executor seems to work well for me so far. If I have any major problems I'll
- > >>> be sure to mention them.
- >
- > >> Heres the problem. The VFAT file system is superior to the Macintosh file
- > >> system. We, with Windows 95 have the 8.3 replaced with 250.5. Now, here
- > >> is the problem, Macs have 32.4.4! What if you have a longer file name? It
- > >> will have to shrink. Now, I agree that there should be support for the VFAT
- > >> system (And beleive a Win95 GUI version of Executor 2.0 or 2.1 should be
- > >> released). Also, it should then also allow use of the desktop. Now, as most
- > >> people know, the Windows 95 desktop is stored in two places:
- > >> Single User System:
- >
- > > Actually, no. As far as I know, the Mac file system isn't based
- > >in the ancient FAT standard as is VFAT. And, doesn't suffer the same
- > >limitations. I think that this list isn't the place to make such absurd
- > >statements, don't you?
- >
- > He didn't say that the Mac File System (HFS) is based on FAT, he said that the Mac
- > File System is worse than VFAT. Not to be mean (but you seemed mean) but what on
- > earth made you think he said that HFS was based on FAT??? All I see is numbers
- > giving the number of letters in a name!!! (8.3, 250.5, 32.4.4)
- >
- > At least re-read the original before you critisize it!!!
- >
- You Hurl-ey,
-
- He said that the VFAT system is superior to the Mac HFS, which is
- just not true at all. I don't think anyone else had trouble
- understanding my point, since nobody else commented on it. Let's dust it
- off and try to use that old brain, OK?
-
- Jon Cochran
- Rider University
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