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echo: points
to: AUGUST ABOLINS
from: TOMMI KOIVULA
date: 2020-03-25 07:57:00
subject: ARCMAIL

On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:26:08 +0200 "August Abolins"  wrote:

AA>
AA>   AA>> ..a certain boss node operator tell me that disk space is
AA>   AA>> no problem these days.
AA>
AA>   ml>not only that but directories can hold a lot more individual
AA>   ml>files these days than back in the DOS FAT-16 and FAT-32 days..
AA>   ml>specifically, DOS used to see a huge slowdown if there were
AA>   ml>over 255 files in one directory...
AA>
AA> Does the same limitation still apply when virtualizing 16-bt OSes, or
AA> operating a BBS with DOSbox?

Basically yes, if the guest OS runs plain DOS, but nowadays it shouldn't
matter. Back in the day zero it had huge impact.

AA> I sincerely *do* apologize for neglecting to poll for several long
AA> weeks with my other point account.

No worries. There is plenty of room in the outbound. ;) And I get daily report
what is on hold. :D

'Tommi

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