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From: Greg.Smith@p11.f477.n104.z1.METRONET.ORG (Greg Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Ms-dos File Names Longer Than 8 Characters?
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Date: 31 Mar 91 11:59:00 GMT
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In a message to All <30 Mar 91 12:42> Rick Carle wrote:

 RC> From: rgc@raybed2.msd.ray.com (RICK CARLE)
 RC> Date: 27 Mar 91 22:50:15 GMT
 RC> Organization: Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Mass.
 RC> Message-ID: <2179@raybed2.msd.ray.com>
 RC> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc

 RC> When will ms-dos have file names longer than 8 characters?
 RC> 4.0?  5.0?  Never?  Why not?
 RC>        Rick Carle

4.0 has been out for a long time (I have no idea why, it wasn't worth it).  
5.0 is in beta, and is much more worth it on 286 or 386 machines.  Anyways, I doubt that it ever will, because it can't be done in an effective manner 
without breaking 99% of all software currently available. All new OS's which 
are being developed such as GEOS or even OS/2 have capabilities for any 
length name you want.  (it's actually 11 characters now if you count the 
extension).

Greg.Smith@bohemia.metronet.org


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