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Re: Long filenames with MS-DOS 7.x

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From: Scott Earnest
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 00:00
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Arthur Hoornweg wrote:

> I believe there is a driver in CALDERA OPENDOS that
> does just this thing.

Which, as I've tested works *only* with Caldera DR Open DOS.  It refuses to
run with the MS-DOS kernel.

> There exists also a tool called DOSLFNBK.EXE that can
> store long filenames into an ascii file, and restore them too.

Of limited merit, since I think this program probably needs VFAT loaded in
order to run, i.e., already running under 95/98.

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> 
> Arthur M. Hoornweg

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