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From: sdm7g@dale.acc.Virginia.EDU (Steve D. Majewski)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: FILES: Origin of MAC forked files ?
Keywords: files file-systems data/resource-fork Mac
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Date: 25 Sep 90 17:41:12 GMT
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 DOES ANYONE KNOW:

 1) What/who is the origin of the double forked (data/resource) files
    in the Apple Mac ? 

 2) Are there any other filesystems with "optional" info stored somewhere
    other than the file-header or inode or directory struct ? ( excluding
    the obvious example of indexed files on systems like VMS that support
    it in the file system. ) 

 3) Any examples of unique or different info stored in file-header/inode/
   directory other than the usual: owner+protection,timestamps,extents,
   record-structure,quota-info,etc... ? 

 Reply via E-mail and I will summarize, etc. is preferable, 
 ( Things seem to disappear if I don't read news every day ! ) 
 other-wise: followup to comp.misc.

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