(Excerpts from a message dated 10-24-99, Mike Ruskai to Murray Lesser)

Hi Mike--

 ML> But I would never attempt to format any of my "removable media"
 ML> drives HPFS.  While it would be possible (in some cases), it most
 ML> certainly wouldn't serve any useful purpose.

MR>Except, of course, if 8.3 filenames just don't cut it.

    Never a problem in my case.  I do my serious computer usage from the
command line, where long file names are a nuisance :-).

    Regards,

        --Murray

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