MS-DOS 8.3 Filenames Were a Memory Trade, Not a Quirk
MS-DOS 8.3 names come from a fixed 32 byte FAT directory entry. The limit was a speed and memory trade for floppies and 640KB systems, not a quirk, with real collision risks today.
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MS-DOS 8.3 names come from a fixed 32 byte FAT directory entry. The limit was a speed and memory trade for floppies and 640KB systems, not a quirk, with real collision risks today.
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