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How
are RISC OS filenames displayed in Windows?
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If using Topcat v1.x, filenames longer than 8 characters will be shown
with the first 8 characters of the filename, a dot and the character ~ followed by the
remaining 1 or 2 characters. For Topcat v2.x or later, filenames are
shown with the full name, with a comma and the Acorn filetype (in hex)
appended. For example, an Obey file, Acorn filetype &feb, named
!Run will be shown like this:
!Run,feb
How
are Windows filenames shown in RISC OS?
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The MS-DOS 8.3 format filenames (eight character
filename and a three character extension separated by a dot) will be shown in lower case
(with an initial capital), with a "/" replacing the dot. Longer Windows NT
filenames will first be converted to their MS-DOS 8.3 format by removing any spaces,
truncating the filename to 6 characters and adding "~1". For any files sharing
the same initial 6 characters, the last two characters will change to ~2, ~3 etc. For
example, the Windows file: readme.txt will be shown as: Readme/txt in RISC
OS, and the long filename new text document.TXT will be shown as Newtex~1/txt.
How
many client machines can be supported by the server in Windows?
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This obviously depends on the specification of the
server and the type of applications being run. As a rule of thumb, a server with a single
1GHz Pentium III will support about
18-50 simultaneous users
depending on which applications are run. A dual-processor server will
support 30-100 simultaneous users. For further information see
www.microsoft.com/ntserver/ProductInfo/features/TermFeat.asp.
How do I find
out the IP address allocated to the client?
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In a task window or at the * prompt, enter the command:
ifconfig -a
This will display the status flags, IP address, subnet mask and broadcast address of
all interfaces.
Backslash key
doesn't work in Windows
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When running a windows session on a A3000, A3020, A4000 or A5000 the backslash key (\)
does not work. This can be very inconvenient as this is the directory separator
character in windows! The work-around is to use ALT-92. ie hold
down the ALT key and enter 92 using the numeric keypad.
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