[Coco] Some OS9 Questions

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 30 July 2007, Bob Devries wrote:
>Gene Heskett said:
>> No, not really, because the file will be re-written to a new, contiguous
>> area
>> each time.  It will move around, but it won't be fragmented.
>
>Gene, I was alluding to a random access file. I'm fairly sure that they can
>be fragmented, as can directories (I've seen this myself).
>
When you edit a file under os9, a new location is obtained, the file with 
edits is written to that location and the old ones location is deallocated.

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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gene Heskett" <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
>To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 2:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [Coco] Some OS9 Questions
>
>> On Sunday 29 July 2007, Bob Devries wrote:
>>>Gene,
>>>
>>>setting the SAS to 255 will certainly help *if* the file is created once
>>>and
>>>never extended again. However, if the file is continuously opened,
>>>extended
>>>and closed again, as you do with directories, would that not still result
>>>in
>>>fragmentation?
>>
>> No, not really, because the file will be re-written to a new, contiguous
>> area
>> each time.  It will move around, but it won't be fragmented.
>>
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 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
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