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Raise the 127-icons-at-once limit for displaying files

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Description

Eliminate, or at least raise, the 127-icons-at-once limit for displaying files, especially if the system has additional memory available.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the Apple II Desktop ProDOS GUI displays files and where the 127-icon limit is enforced. Determine how available memory affects the limit, then verify that displays can show more than 127 icons or no longer impose the limit without exhausting memory.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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