For non-Macheads who are confused, this refers to the original HFS from 1985, which was replaced with HFS Plus in 1998:
> HFS Plus uses up to 255 Unicode characters to store file names. Allowing up to 255 characters makes it easier to have very descriptive names. Long names are especially useful when the name is computer-generated (such as Java class names).
I have to admit I let out a laugh at Apple's reference to Java class names...
> HFS Plus uses up to 255 Unicode characters to store file names. Allowing up to 255 characters makes it easier to have very descriptive names. Long names are especially useful when the name is computer-generated (such as Java class names).
I have to admit I let out a laugh at Apple's reference to Java class names...