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From: neil@atari.UUCP (Neil Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 40 folder limit
Message-ID: <927@atari.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jan 88 18:17:34 GMT
References: <575@pyuxe.UUCP>
Organization: Atari Corp/Mktg
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In article <575@pyuxe.UUCP>, crc6@pyuxe.UUCP (C. Colbert) writes:
> See Atari Explorer Spring 87 (Vol 7 no. 2) page 27
> 
> "Mike Schmall, Atari system programmer involved in upgrading the ST
> operating system, talked about how the new OS revision will affect Mega
> system performance:... In addition, we've made some changes that
> overcome natural limitaions of the original OS, such as the 40-folder
> limit."
> 
> They also mention an upgrade to existing machines, adding blitters and
> new roms.

Sorry.  The blitter ROMs do not have any changes to the 40-folder limit.
The next ROM rev should take care of this, but it won't be done for a while. 
The article must have been written before the ROMs were frozen.



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