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From: "Braden, Flash" <cbraden AT visa DOT com>
To: "'opendos AT delorie DOT com'" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: Re: some problems 
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 10:30:19 -0800
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Sad but true, the issue is compatibility moreso than function.  I can't
wait for FAT32 in DOS and NT and LINUX so I can have efficient use of my
disks and shared data at the same time - sigh...

regards,
-Flash->

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>From: 	Paul W Brannan[SMTP:pbranna AT CLEMSON DOT EDU]
>Sent: 	Monday, February 02, 1998 7:51 AM
>Cc: 	opendos AT delorie DOT com
>Subject: 	re: Re: some problems 
>
>> I realize it's way too late to ask this, but ... why duplicate Microsoft's
>> funky LFN disk storage?  It's a *bad* standard, and incompatible with
>> low-level disk utilities, including Microsoft's own 6.2x DEFRAG and
>> SCANDISK.  Why not emulate the Microsoft Long FileName API, but store the
>> long filenames in some sensible way, similar to say a 4DOS DESCRIPT.ION
>> file?  Would maintain compatibility with the DR DOS passwords, among other
>> things.
>
>What happens when you copy the files to diskette and take them to a Win95
>machine?
>
>Paul
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