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From: jsgray@watmath.UUCP (Jan Gray)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: Questions re. hard disks, clocks, and neil harris.
Message-ID: <3272@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Sep-86 18:50:32 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 19 18:50:32 1986
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Reply-To: jsgray@watmath.UUCP (Jan Gray)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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In article <8609151828.AA03938@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, FISCHER-MICHAEL@YALE.ARPA writes:
>> (2)  Much more serious are limitations mentioned in the owners manual;
>> in particular, that you should not have more than 40 directories total
>> in all partitions and all devices attached to the ST.

In article <425@atari.UUcp> neil@atari.UUcp (Neil Harris) writes:
>The 40 folder limit is inherent in GEMDOS.

This is totally unacceptable.  In these enlightened times there are no
reasons to have stupid arbitrary limits like 6 desk accessories or 40
folders.

Are you saying there is no fix short of new ROMs?

"Bogus as Hell!"

Jan Gray   jsgray@watmath   University of Waterloo   519-885-5921