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From: Lawson.English@p88.f15.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Lawson English)
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Subject: Re: Need an LDEF that breaks the 32K barrier
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Date: 1 May 91 18:42:43 GMT
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Tim Endres writes in a message to All

> > > 100,000 items with no problems. I see a limit of 8192 by storing ptrs
> >or handles in the list. 16384 if you get really tricky.
> 
> >Matt
> I apologize for the (temporary) brain and arithmetic failure.
> It was (or seemed) very late...
TE>  There was a List Manager replacement posted here a year or two 
TE> ago with complete sources. That would be a good place to start 
TE> a project for the "immense" List Manager. As people pointed out, 
TE> the Apple List Manager has some hard limits. 

Someone mentioned a "virtual list" awhile back that uses the List Manager for
display only and keeps track an unlimited number of entries elsewhere, dumping
them into the List Manager as scrolling requires...


Lawson
 

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