Re: Filename Wars

[zelix@drift.winternet.com (Peter Handel)]

In article <3md2hs$7tv@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
>I always thought that MS-DOS names were bad (8+3).  Then I started using
>ProDOS.  Suddenly, I am limited to 15 characters, no symbols, no spaces,
>no lower-case, no unprintables.

NameFix is where it's at.  I've installed it on my */system/p8 copy,
and it's worked flawlessly.  The only abnormality that I've noticed
is that ProSel 16 v8.84 doesn't like weird characters too much.

I've also changed the title screen of P8 to reflect that NameFix has 
done it's thing.

>--Dave Althoff, Jr.
>Two favorite ideas for GS/OS software:  DOS 3.3 FST to write, based on RWTS
>                                        BASIC.SYS16

I was _amazed_ at how long it took for the Finder to open the icon
of a 5.25" DOS 3.3 disk...
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