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In <dblakey-1808951440240001@dblakey.wat.hookup.net>, dblakey@hookup.net (Steven Blakey) writes:
>In article <412c9o$ll3@inca01.inca.co.nz>, gmiller@inca.co.nz (Gaven
>Miller) wrote:
>
>> Robert Krawitz (rlk@laraby.tiac.net) wrote:
>> 
>> >    >:    -long file name support
>> 
>> > ...like unlimited (at least the filesystem switch shouldn't impose a
>> > limit).
>> 
>> Yes, and in the AOL-esque sense, I can just image a file name that spans 
>> five screens full of path and name, just to contain a "Me too" as the data.
>> 
>> How would one store, and iterate a filesystem where filenames could be 
>> any size? Would one open a system file called "Directory", and use a 
>> system-supplied database utility to iterate the files?
>> 
>> Far better would be a (say) 1024 limit on the total path size. So from 
>> the root directory to the end of the filename would total not more than 
>> 1024 chars.
>
>How 'bout a max of about 256 characters. The first thirty or so would be
>displayed in most cases ie. dialog boxes, icon layouts etc. but the next
>220 could be displayed by option clicking (or whatever) I realy don't see
>any use for more thatn 256.
>
>On the topic of file systems I think the idea of newton-esque data "soup"
>is cool (i have used a newton quite a bit.) however, how would that work
>for transfering specific pecies of data across networks or on floppys?
>
>
>Steven Blakey

I, too, really like the way Newtons store data. It's really a lot simpler than 
constantly debating maximum file- and path- lengths (for the record, I think
that files should have a maximum of 50 characters [who really needs a 255-
character name?], and pathnames should be of unlimited length). As for data
transfer, it could be accomplished the same way Newtons do it now. Simple
yet advanced-- THAT will make a Dream OS.

BTW, what do we call the filesystem? DreamFS? ;)

Shawn Dessaigne
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