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From: kent@lloyd.camex.uucp (Kent Borg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Changing max. no. of files open at one time under Mac OS
Message-ID: <331@lloyd.camex.uucp>
Date: 23 Feb 89 03:36:07 GMT
References: <2054@pembina.UUCP> <8219@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Reply-To: kent@lloyd.UUCP (Kent Borg)
Organization: Camex, Inc., Boston, Mass USA
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In article <8219@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> dorourke@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (David M. O'Rourke) writes:
>In article <2054@pembina.UUCP> simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike) writes:
>>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+.
>
>  I've had no problems doing this, but I have a 2 meg machine so the
...
>  Also if you ever create a system disk for a friend by draging a system/finder
>onto a floppy I believe the finder copies the current {ie. your hard drives
>boot blocks} boot block on their floppy.  The reason I mention this is that
...


I haul my hard disk between a small RAM machine and a big RAM machine
and I have some problems.  If I configure it so I can use the big
machine well, I can't even use paint tools in HyperCard when on my
small machine.

I think Apple set the number to be a compromise between `too small for
you' and `too big for him'.  If you want to change it, give it a try.
From the default 10 files to 25 seems just fine for the big machine,
but is very tight for the little machine.

Kent (Who wishes he owned a big machine) Borg
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