Subj : ARCMAIL
To   : August Abolins
From : mark lewis
Date : Wed Mar 25 2020 10:16:35

  Re: ARCMAIL
  By: August Abolins to mark lewis on Tue Mar 24 2020 21:26:09


 AA>>> ..a certain boss node operator tell me that disk space is
 AA>>> no problem these days.

 ml>> not only that but directories can hold a lot more individual
 ml>> files these days than back in the DOS FAT-16 and FAT-32 days..
 ml>> specifically, DOS used to see a huge slowdown if there were
 ml>> over 255 files in one directory...

 AA> Does the same limitation still apply when virtualizing 16-bt OSes, or 
operating a BBS with DOSbox?

if they are using real MS/PC-DOS, yes... at least up to version 7, i think...

it doesn't matter if the machine is virtualized... that only fakes the 
hardware...

DOSbox, on the other hand, is not a hardware virtualization... at least, not 
AFAIK... it is a DOS environment and may not be subject to that old limitation 
from the original m$ code...

other DOSes may also not be limited... it just depends on the code...


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