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     By: August Abolins to mark lewis on Tue Mar 24 2020 21:26:09   
      
      
    AA>>> ..a certain boss node operator tell me that disk space is   
    AA>>> no problem these days.   
      
    ml>> not only that but directories can hold a lot more individual   
    ml>> files these days than back in the DOS FAT-16 and FAT-32 days..   
    ml>> specifically, DOS used to see a huge slowdown if there were   
    ml>> over 255 files in one directory...   
      
    AA> Does the same limitation still apply when virtualizing 16-bt OSes, or   
   operating a BBS with DOSbox?   
      
   if they are using real MS/PC-DOS, yes... at least up to version 7, i think...   
      
   it doesn't matter if the machine is virtualized... that only fakes the   
   hardware...   
      
   DOSbox, on the other hand, is not a hardware virtualization... at least, not   
   AFAIK... it is a DOS environment and may not be subject to that old limitation   
   from the original m$ code...   
      
   other DOSes may also not be limited... it just depends on the code...   
      
      
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