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From: david@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (David Dantowitz)
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Subject: Re: Error -42: too many files open -- can the limit be increased?
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>Can the finder/system be modified to increase the number of files handles
>the system many handle?
>

The answer is Yes:  One must edit the boot block of the start up disk.  The
byte at offset $7b contains the number of file handles.  Many programs let
you edit this value (The Norton Utilities for the Mac, Sum II and a bunch of
PD/Shareware programs).



David Dantowitz
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