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nmajin

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« on: May 11, 2003, 11:14:00 PM »
Does anyone know if x2 is or CAN implement a bios with the longfile name fix as avalaunch did? this would be so convenient so i would not have to load avalaunch all the time to upload mp3's (most of mine have long file names that i dont wanna change).
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razorrifh

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« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2003, 04:42:00 PM »
no. avalaunch just changes the name for you, it doesnt really support a long filenames.
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nmajin

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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2003, 10:16:00 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2003, 10:22:00 PM »
In order to implement the long filename feature properly (i.e. not like Avalaunch, which simply names the file shorter and leaves a 'pointer file'), a new filesystem would have to be used. I don't know how hard it'd be to 'extend' the current FatX filesystem, but I do know it'd be nigh impossible to implement a more 'mainstream' FS from the ground up (like NTFS).
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2003, 04:33:00 AM »
QUOTE (razorrifh @ May 13 2003, 01:42 AM)
no. avalaunch just changes the name for you, it doesnt really support a long filenames.

neither does win98/win95 - but the user doesn't know that.  It's the user experience that counts.

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