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From: REEKES@applelink.apple.com (Jim Reekes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Hitting an open file limit
Message-ID: <13864@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 4 Jun 91 00:39:51 GMT
References: <1991Jun2.230837.1068@aero.org>
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In article <1991Jun2.230837.1068@aero.org>, avcomp@aero.org (Allen V. Compito) writes:
> 
> I'm having problems running into some sort of system or finder
> file handle limit.  Frequently, when I've got several
> applications open and try to open another application
> I get a dialog box telling me that xxxx can't open it's
> files because I have too many files open. 
>   
> My system and finder take up 2 Mb.  I've got 8 Mb in my SE/30 
> running system 6.0.3 and finder 6.1.  Yeah I know, sys 7.0, 
> sys 7.0.  I already got my copy, but I'm turning in the  first 
> draft of my dissertation in a week --- if It ain't broke ...
> DON'T BREAK IT :-).


Here's your chance to fix it.  In System 6.0x the maximum number of
files that can be opened is 40.  If you go into MacsBug and type FILE, it
will list all the open files.  Once you reach 40, you're done.
This limitation was fixed in System 7.  There's no more limit.  So, you
can now upgrade to System 7 with a reason.

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