Re: Why prolong the agony? Just get Windows 95...you'll be glad (you don't have a choice)

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From: jd... Jeff Dege
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 1995 00:00

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On Sat, 09 Dec 1995 03:42:44 GMT, kri...@ibm.net wrote:
: 
: And worst of all, filenames are limited to 32 characters.  Why are Mac
: users so excited about long filenames when they only have 32
: characters?  I can use 255 character filenames in Windows 95 and NT.
: And I can't tell you how many times I've typed a filename that would
: normally be 40 or 50 characters only to find that the Macintosh won't
: let me type in the name.

If you think that you've got 255 character filenames in Win95, it's
no wonder that you think Win95 is a reasonable OS.  You lack the
ability to distinguish between appearance and substance.

-- 
The Windows API has done more to retard skill development
than anything since COBOL maintenance.
                           --Larry O'Brien

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From: jd...@winternet.com (Jeff Dege)
Subject: Re: Why prolong the agony?  Just get Windows 95...you'll be glad (you don't have a choice)
Date: 1995/12/09
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