On 8 Jan 2024, at 9:17, Bret Busby wrote: > But, apart from the functionality that I have not seen in any other operating > system, of using an extra file descriptor of version number, so the whole > filename would be something like > <filename>.<extension>;<version number> > (I am not sure whether that syntax is correct - I have not used VAX/VMS, for > about 35-40 years) > retaining (from memory) up to the last seven versions of a file, really, why > bother?
It was also a feature (with slightly different syntax) of DEC's TOPS-20, before VAX/VMS was released. I don't recall what the limit on retained versions was. ... Niall
