Who invented file extensions in file names?

Re:Who invented file extensions in file names? by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday November 02, 2023 @01:51PM (#38117440)

At that point I assume it's easier to open the file from each application rather than the finder. Which I appreciate isn't a great workflow, but probably simpler in that worldview.

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Re:Who invented file extensions in file names? by dheera on Thursday November 02, 2023 @02:24PM (#38117894)

On MacOS of that era, the files didn't even show up in the "Open..." dialogs of those other apps. Many of those apps didn't have a "Show all files" option.

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Re:Who invented file extensions in file names? by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday November 02, 2023 @02:49PM (#38118244)

Oh, I didn't realize it was that rigid. Yeah, that's an unfortunate system.

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Re:Who invented file extensions in file names? by wizofaus on Thursday November 02, 2023 @03:17PM (#38118595)

Isn't iOS still essentially the same way? It was one reason I stopped using iOS devices as I frequently wanted to open, for instance, pdf or image files from multiple apps.

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Re:Who invented file extensions in file names? by solardev on Friday November 03, 2023 @11:44AM (#38130510)

Does IOS even have a file system? Last time I used it, I had to share files back and forth from one app to others just to open them. It was really annoying...

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