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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.
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- >>> Executor seems to work well for me so far. If I have any major problems I'll
- >>> be sure to mention them.
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- >> 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:
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- > 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?
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- 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)
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- At least re-read the original before you critisize it!!!
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