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From: oogla@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: ms-dos file names longer than 8 characters?clo
Message-ID: <1991Apr2.092032.403@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>
Date: 2 Apr 91 15:20:32 GMT
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In article <FDQ.91Mar28214034@hydrox-cookie.mit.edu>, fdq@athena.mit.edu (unknown) writes:
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> In-Reply-To: yow@riddler.Berkeley.EDU's message of 28 Mar 91 22:34:51 GMT
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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)
>    Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
>    Keywords: filenames
>    Date: 28 Mar 91 22:34:51 GMT
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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
> 
> 
> --

Simple, it's a file system that can be installed! :) :) :)

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