Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!csn!boulder!bohemia!p11.f477.n104.z1.METRONET.ORG!Greg.Smith 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? Message-ID: <98.27F93A9E@bohemia.metronet.org> Date: 31 Mar 91 12:07:00 GMT Sender: ufgate@bohemia.metronet.org (newsout1.26) Organization: FidoNet node 1:104/477.11 - Jaguar's Networking, Denver CO Lines: 32 In a message to All <30 Mar 91 16:45> Billy Yow 283-4009 wrote: BY> From: yow@riddler.Berkeley.EDU (Billy Yow 283-4009) BY> Date: 28 Mar 91 22:34:51 GMT BY> Organization: nasa-jsc BY> Message-ID: <1991Mar28.163451@riddler.Berkeley.EDU> BY> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc BY> From article <2179@raybed2.msd.ray.com>, by rgc@raybed2.msd.ray.com BY> (RICK CARLE): >> When will ms-dos have file names longer than 8 characters? >> 4.0? 5.0? Never? Why not? >> Rick Carle BY> Microsoft is claiming DOS 6.0 will have an installable file system. BY> Which will provide longer filenames. Why are they talking about six when they haven't even been able to release 5.0 (yet DR did it long ago ) Greg.Smith@bohemia.metronet.org --- XRS!% 4.10DV * Origin: Avatar or bust! (Quick 1:104/477.11) -- ============================================================================= Greg Smith - via MetroNet node 200:5000/301 The Bohemia BBS System, Boulder Colorado (303)449-8946 UUCP: Greg.Smith@p11.f477.n104.z1.METRONET.ORG or : ...!boulder!bohemia.METRONET.ORG!1!104!477.11!Greg.Smith =============================================================================