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From: simon@alberta.uucp (Simon Tortike)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Changing max. no. of files open at one time under Mac OS
Summary: Can I simply change the boot blocks without repercussions?
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Date: 18 Feb 89 23:44:50 GMT
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Reply-To: simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike)
Organization: Petroleum Engg, U of Alberta
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References:

I use Suitcase II and TeXTures a lot.  Both these programs have lots of
open files: Suitcase has font, da, and fkey files, Textures has several
font files and input files.  When operating Textures I frequently
encounter the maximumum files are open error.  As I have a Mac IIx with
8 Mbytes of RAM, it is annoying to have to close all my other programs
running under MultiFinder. 
I have combined as many files as I want to (several font files for
Textures are of the order of 4.5 Mbytes), and want to know if I can
raise the limit on the number of open files without any unwanted side
effects.  Further, is all I have to do is change the number in the max.
open files field in the boot blocks of the hard disk?  This is apparent
when using a disk editor such as FEdit+.
Thanks,
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Simon Tortike, Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineering,
The University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CANADA T6G 2G6.
               simon@alberta.uucp || Tel. +1 403 492-3338