Stefan Drissen wrote... > > Wouldn't it then be easier for the user if the file type was > contained as legible text rather than some number?
Probably. But why bother making it easier for the user? :) You've got `file' if you want to know what type of file it is (well, when someone ports it...) > This is what I mean with the OS having to recognize certain file types. Personally though, I'm opposed to any sort of imposed filetyping (from the OS), but that's probably because I'm used to unix (which doesn't have any filetypes imposed by the OS AFAICT). > But it would be nice to know what kind of files are on > a disc when you do a DIR. Use `file'... > Why not? Wouldn't you be able to give better descriptions to the > file types this way instead of cramming everything into silly three > letter names? Probably, but how are you going to fit a reasonable number of 32.8 filenames on the SAM's screen? :) rjp
