On Fri, 30 Jan 1998 SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com wrote:
> look inside your ][+ and see if you have a language card. if so, you have the
> 64k needed to run prodos. the latest and greatest version of prodos 8 won't
> run on a ][+ i think, only an enjanced //e. if you dont, you can only run dos
> 3.3 i myself prefer both. i remember when prodos first came out and everyone
> had an issue with the restrictive 15 character limit for filenames. that was
> back before i worked with mess-dos and that 8.3 filename limit...
The silliest thing they did was restrict spaces in filenames. You had to
use a period instead. Blech. Its funny when you think about it.
Intuitively and I'm sure without really think about it, Apple developed a
very human interface with DOS by allowing one to save files with very
readable names. Ie: "BIORHYTHM PROGRAM" or "PROGRAM TO BALANCE CHECKBOOK"
(30 character limit). Then with ProDOS, they regressed into the
function-forces-form syndrome by limiting filenames to 15 characters and
requiring periods in place of spaces.
Never let programmers design your human interfaces.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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