Path: utzoo!dciem!nttor!contact!zooid!dve
From: dve@zooid.UUCP (David Mason)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: HPFS for Windows (was Re: Sound under Windows...)
Message-ID: <2k46P1w162w@zooid.UUCP>
Date: 27 Sep 90 14:25:24 GMT
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spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky) writes:

> In article <BwRyP1w162w@zooid.UUCP> dve@zooid.UUCP (David Mason) writes:
> >... That and the STUPID #(*$&# 8-character filenames...
> 
> InfoWeek I think said Microsoft was considering HPFS for a future
> version of Windows, now that they are basically dumping OS/2. This
> would be amazingly cool! Break every existing application, though...

I heard this too, but only if IBM and Microsoft break off the currently 
semi-cosy arrangements they have now. 

If they build in a HPFS, I'd happily go through whatever hell was required 
to use it. Would have to wait for updates for ALL programs, couldn't use old 
reliable programs that aren't updated, etc. But it would be WORTH IT!