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Subject: Re: ms-dos file names longer than 8 characters?
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In article <1991Mar28.163451@riddler.Berkeley.EDU> yow@riddler.Berkeley.EDU (Billy Yow 283-4009) writes:

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   From: yow@riddler.Berkeley.EDU (Billy Yow 283-4009)
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   From article <2179@raybed2.msd.ray.com>, by rgc@raybed2.msd.ray.com
   (RICK CARLE):
   > When will ms-dos have file names longer than 8 characters?
   > 4.0?  5.0?  Never?  Why not?
   > 	Rick Carle

   Microsoft is claiming DOS 6.0 will have an installable file system. 
   Which will provide longer filenames.


				   Bill Yow
				   yow@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov


This may sound pretty ignorant, but:

	What exactly is an installable file system?

Fred Quintana


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