Questions tagged [file-system]

On microcomputers, the famously laughed 8.3 file names (by Amiga and Mac users!) were used by PC/MS-DOS, which in turn inherited this limit from CP/M. But why did Gary Kildall use this scheme of eight plus three for CP/M? Did Kildall impose the…

ECMA defined a filesystem for floppy disks which appears to take inspiration from the tape labels used on mainframe and minicomputer tape systems (note the use of "VOL1" and "HDR1" labels). It was published in successive updates across three ECMA…

I'm trying to organize my ZX Spectrum game images on SD card for my Retroleum SMART Card adapter. Long file names are supported, and VFAT Long File Names (LFNs) cause too many clashes if I run through the list automatically. Is there a generally…

What was the first home computer and file system that allowed users to choose freely between 3rd party applications? I was under the impression that early PC (manufacturer) bundled their own applications (like word processor or spreadsheet program)…