and don't forget, dos which was contemporary to the apple II, only allowed the very, very irritating "8.3" format, or 11 characters, the extension letters sometimes being used as part of the name by those of us who needed a few more letters to make it make any sense at all!
Steven Weyhrich wrote: > > The old Mac OS allowed 32 characters per name, and has done so for a > long time (back when MS-DOS was allowing only 8.3 characters). Mac OS X > allows lots and lots per name, don't know how many. > > GS/OS, of course, is limited to 15 characters per filename, which may > be what you were thinking of (to get back to Apple II topic). ------ -- "Promise me, promise me this day, promise me now..." he asked. "Even as they strike you down, you will remember: humanity is not our enemy. The only thing worthy of you is compassion...Hatred will never let you face the beast in human beings. One day, when you face the beast alone, with your courage intact, your eyes kind...out of your smile will bloom a flower. and...on the long, rough road, the sun and the moon will continue to shine." Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:apple2list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:apple2list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:apple2list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
