Re: Disassembling an FST: Retort

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

[I got some E-Mail comments from Peter Watson, which I'm posting here on
his behalf.]

In E-Mail, Peter Watson <paw@pa.ausom.net.au> wrote:
> David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> >Other than the root directory, ProDOS has no arbitrary limit on the
> >number of files per directory, as I'm sure most people know.
>
> Isn't there a 16-bit file count in the directory header?

Well, I meant "reasonably small" arbitrary limit.  You couldn't possibly
get 65536 files onto a volume, because there aren't enough blocks to
hold them all (as well as the directories).

[and in a subsequent reply:]

> No offence intended - I was just feeling pedantic!

None taken!

> >(Though I admit that I had forgotten about the file count field in the
> >directory header.)
>
> That's all right - if the conversation had continued I would have
> looked silly when I forgot about the volume block limit!  :-)

(Phew - that lets me off the hook.)  :-)

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