1996-10-09 - RE: crypto cd once more

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From: Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com>
To: JR@ROCK.CNB.UAM.ES
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Message ID: <3.0b33.32.19961008111815.00beec48@mail.teleport.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-10-09 00:45:26 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 08:45:26 +0800

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From: Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 08:45:26 +0800
To: JR@ROCK.CNB.UAM.ES
Subject: RE: crypto cd once more
Message-ID: <3.0b33.32.19961008111815.00beec48@mail.teleport.com>
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At 03:23 PM 10/8/96 +0100, JR@ROCK.CNB.UAM.ES wrote:
>>1) is there a system that can handle unix, windows and mac filenames
>>
>	Yes. Use Rock Ridge extensions. That will allow for long UNIX
>names. If you couple it with ISO9660 youget both worlds.

Windows 95 will read rockridge discs, but will not display the long filenames.
(Why they have not added those extensions to MSCDEX on Win95 is a mystery.
Maybe Bill Gates had a bad experience at a showing of "Blazing Saddles".)

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