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From: tsouth@pro-pac.cts.com (System Administrator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: file system questions
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Date: 20 Feb 90 07:56:35 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from mattd@Apple.COM

Matt,

I know that ProDOS will never be changed to break the 32 meg limit, but I can
still keep wishing!  Maybe I should have been a little more definitive on the
other question.  What I mean is will we be able to have CD's literally packed
with programs (even if in packed LZW format) in which the programs can be
copied into a ProDOS volume and used immediately?  The possibilities for
storage of Appleworks data files, old utilities, PD software bonanzas, etc...
are tremendous under this circumstance.  Also, I can imagine things like
archives of USENET traffic from my proline site for the past 6 months!!!
These are the things I'm looking at.  Will GS programs simply need to use the
High Sierra FST to store and retrieve files as normal?  Will there be some
special translation between ProDOS and High Sierra that the programmer must
take care of or is this built-in?  I have archives on 3.5's of years of text
and Appleworks files that I would LOVE to fit on one single CD!

Todd...

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