"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 27 Dec 2001: > > You do have to remember though that the 26^4 possibility is just > for the Type Code or the Creator code by itself. If you consider > both together that means that there are 26^4 permutations for the > Type Code and 26^4 permutations for creator code. > > how about the three letter extension system in DOS/windows that's > only 26^3.
DOS has a 3 letter extension system. 3 alphanumeric characters. 0 - 9 A - Z. Windows can have 4, 5, 10 letter extensions if you want. For instance, if I wanted I could instead of using .log for my programs, use .logfile. I could use .logFileForMyProgram if I really wanted to. The reason most programs still use an 8.3 filename is for backward compatibility and I don't think anyone has found a reason to use a 4 or 5 letter extension yet -- ICQ: N/A (temporarily) AIM: FlyersR1 9 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ = m
