Re: MS-DOS FST?

[taob@r-node.hub.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <1rp75k$dni@altitude.HIP.CAM.ORG>, Phillip Vandry writes...
> 
> As for the resource stuff, why do we need to have resourced files on MS
> DOS disks? For general use, the ProDOS FST will still be used because it
> has longer filenames and is generally a better file system, so the
> MS-DOS one is mostly for conversion.

    Because, despite its name, the resource fork (vs. the data fork) of
GS and Mac files can contain useful data structures.  Sounds, Truetype
fonts, text, graphics, etc.  I'd rather have the FST store the resource
forks in a separate folder than not at all.

> Not that resources should exist in the first place.. nothing but
> problems, a stupid idea from Apple.

    Ack!  Blasphemy!!!  I'm sure Ian will expound the virtures of
resources (if he hasn't started already).  ;-)
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