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>Subject: Re: CL_RE: trying to it right
> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 18:30:04 -0400
> From: Brad Rylander <bradryl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>>On Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:12:21 -0600
">Neil Harrington" <njh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I don't have a \Program Files\Omega directory. Doesn't everything
>> live under \Omega?
>
>It's not a good idea to install a program in root. DOS limits root to
>256 (255?) entries--fill it up and strange things will happen. That
>limit aside, it's just not good housekeeping to have a bunch of stuff in
>root.
>
>--
>Brad
The problem is, I think, the file system. FAT32 allows more than 256
directories in \root. Unlimited, I think.
I agree that it is not a good idea to store lots of FILES in \root.
Files from different sources can have identical names.
But directories ? They're easier to find.
donc
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