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- From: mikel@networx.com (Mike Lempriere)
- Subject: Re: Using names instead of E: for drives
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.023401.3370@networx.com>
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- References: <1992Nov6.040717.17706@nwnexus.WA.COM>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 02:34:01 GMT
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- Jim Sanchez (jsanchez@halcyon.com) wrote:
- : I came to the OS/2 world from the Amiga and am really surprised that I
- : have to use primitive things like E: or F: to refer to volumes. The
- [stuff deleted]
-
- You're right. OS/2 inherited several VERY BAD things from DOS.
- a) The notion of the drive (ie. drive letters) as opposed to a homogeneous
- file system with drives grafted in whereever desired.
- b) The "8.3" filename limit.
- c) UPPER CASE FILENAMES.
- d) No concept of links (multiple filenames for a single data group).
-
- All of these are filesystem problems. Items b) and c) have been addressed
- by HPFS, although items a) and d) were completely ignored. Item b) is still
- not really fixed by HPFS, as one must (basically) stick with the damn "8.3"
- convention if one may ever use a floppy (eg for backup!).
-