Apple ][+ OS

From: Hotze <photze_at_batelco.com.bh>
Date: Fri Jan 30 22:26:45 1998

Well, a 15 character limit's not bad to me at all. Actually, I've gotten
used to 8 with MS-DOS, which I still use when I want something DONE.
Actually, I was wondering what the heck Microsloth was thinking when they
made it 8 characters. And, the fact that in the next 5 FULL RELEASES
(Counting only the .0's, 2.0 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0) nothing was done about
it.
    Thanks,

Tim D. Hotze
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Shoppa <shoppa_at_alph02.triumf.ca>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, January 31, 1998 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: Apple ][+ OS


>> 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.
>
>Under Apple DOS 3.3, you can have anything in a filename you want.
>Control characters, inverse/flashing, the works. Makes for some
>pretty neat CATALOG listings, and is actually semi-workable as
>a "security through obscurity" step (though every Junior High kid
>knew how to bypass it...)
>
>DOS 3.3 made it easy and convenient to access filenames with embedded
>spaces. Too bad Unix shell command lines are traditionally brain-damaged
>such that spaces in filenames must be quoted.
>
>Tim. (shoppa_at_triumf.ca)
Received on Fri Jan 30 1998 - 22:26:45 GMT