Re: Hard disk limitations

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From: Rex Ballard
Date: Thu, 08 May 1986 16:06

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In article <209@atari.UUcp> dyer@atari.UUcp (Landon Dyer) writes:
>In article <755@minster.UUCP>, nigel@minster.UUCP (nigel) writes:
>
>The number is small and arbitrary.  20 is about the limit -- actually,
>I suggest 16 or so.  This covers *all* directories on the hard disk.
>
>> Is this a known problem?
>
>Yes.  The production 20-Megabyte hard disk driver will alleviate the
>problem somewhat.  Atari is working on a more permanent solution
>(actually, a couple different ones).
>

Any chance of HINTS as to what some of those solutions might be?
Any plans for true multi-tasking?  Any plans for true hierarichal
file systems?  Any chance of micro-Unix?

Rather than let the imagination wander, I'll let Landon, or some
other Atari person give us facts.

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From: rb@ccird1.UUCP (Rex Ballard)
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Subject: Re: Hard disk limitations
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Date: Thu, 8-May-86 12:06:22 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  8 12:06:22 1986
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