"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > You do have to remember though that the 26^4 possibility is just for the > Type Code or the Creator code by itself. If you consider both together > that means that there are 26^4 permutations for the Type Code and 26^4 > permutations for creator code. > > how about the three letter extension system in DOS/windows that's only 26^3.
No, it isn't any more. Its length is no longer limited since windows 95. See extensions like ".theme", ".mstheme" and ".manifest". But it's case insensitive, which the mac system isn't (which makes it not 26^4, but 52^4 or so).
