Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!hp-pcd!hpcvlx!tay From: tay@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Mike Taylor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: Filenames in HP-UX (was Re: Switching from Sun to HP) Message-ID: <101950215@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com> Date: 3 May 91 18:21:31 GMT References: Organization: Planet X Lines: 25 It has been brought to my attention that there are some legitimate reasons why long filenames have not been the default on HP-UX systems. On the s300, BASIC and UCSD Pascal OS's cannot handle long filenames. Apparently a change to long filenames for these OS's would be extremely hard, if not altogether impossible. I'm going to let this dog lie unless I get a compelling reason to pursue it further. Most people I talk to feel that the switch is painless, but then that is probably an HP bias. :-) Peace, Mike Taylor Current Products Engineering & Online Interface Technology Operation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Surface: Hewlett-Packard Internet: tay@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com 1000 NE Circle Boulevard UUCP: {hpfcla}!hpcvlx!tay Corvallis, Oregon 97330 Fax: (503) 750-4980 "I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal!" - Zaphod Beeblebrox