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: <101950216@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com> Date: 7 May 91 22:55:14 GMT References: Organization: Planet X Lines: 29 >Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it was stated previously in this >forum that with 8.0, long file names will be the default. I know the >MCF Snake I used at a third party came with long file names turned on >right out of the box. > > -- Chan The "Read Me Before Installing Your Apollo 9000 Model 720/730" that came with an MCF Snake I used to set up some demos describes how some customize scripts must be re-run for Starbase if you want to convert the system to long filenames. I didn't convert, I didn't check it out, and I no longer have access to a s700, so I don't know if this is some kind of a documentation error or if long filenames are actually turned on. 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