On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 08:20:17PM -0700, Steven wrote: > One major difference I have noticed (that make PC's better, IMHO), is that > Windoze allows ALOT more than 15 characters in the filename, unless OS X > fixed this.
15 characters is the limit for the ProDOS filesystem, which isn't something you'd run up against on a Mac unless you were working with disks written on/for an Apple II. HFS allows 30something characters (and they can be chosen from a larger group of characters), so a Mac or a IIGS could work with longer filenames. (VFAT and NTFS allow even longer names...don't know the limits offhand because I've never run up against them. A filename such as "Random Artist - Random Album - Track 02 - Really Long Name For A Stupid Obnoxious Song.mp3" is perfectly valid.) _/_ / v \ Scott Alfter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (IIGS( http://salfter.dyndns.org \_^_/ pkill -9 /bin/laden -- 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>
