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    AST RESEARCH, INC.           TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 0989              9-26-94

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                      FILE NAMING CONVENTION FOR AST ON-LINE SERVICES

    PROBLEM:        Filenames for files to be posted to AST On-Line Services are
                    to be limited to 6 digit prefixes and 3 digit extensions.  AST
                    will provide common files to on-line services with consistent
                    filenames.

    CAUSE:          Files must inherit the lowest denominator of file naming
                    schemes (CompuServe).

    SYSTEMS
    AFFECTED:       All AST systems and products are affected.

    SOLUTION:       Filenames will consist of the last nine characters less the
                    part number revision number (A,B,C) for a released file.  The
                    file will be compressed and compiled into a self-extracting
                    file with the ending .EXE.  For example, AST P/N 911477-031A
                    would be filename: 477031.EXE.