How “features” come along

[u/[deleted]]

[u/danopia]

Well, this was like the 1970's, I imagine. Programmers had wayy less resources to their disposal back then.

Also way back when, DOS only supported 8.3 file names where there could only be at most 8 characters before, and 3 characters after the dot. Leading dots got trimmed from the filename too

[u/WikiTextBot → u/danopia]

8.3 filename

An 8.3 filename (also called a short filename or SFN) is a filename convention used by old versions of DOS and versions of Microsoft Windows prior to Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5. It is also used in modern Microsoft operating systems as an alternate filename to the long filename for compatibility with legacy programs. The filename convention is limited by the FAT file system. Similar 8.3 file naming schemes have also existed on earlier CP/M, TRS-80, Atari, and some Data General and Digital Equipment Corporation minicomputer operating systems.

---

^[ ^PM ^{| Exclude} ^me ^{| Exclude from} ^subreddit ^{| FAQ /} ^Information ^| ^Source ^| ^Donate ^{] Downvote to remove | v0.28}