From: me@somewhere.invalid   
      
   Ammammata  wrote:   
      
   >JJ presented the following explanation :   
   >> FAT file system is basically an unordered file system. And the FAT file   
   >> system specification doesn't state that, the directory entries should be   
   >> physically sorted.   
   >   
   >I remember one of the Norton Utilities did the job, ages ago, so you   
   >could get file sorted using DIR and no parameters, also because in the   
   >first MSDOS releases the sort option wasn't available   
   >   
   >here the manual of version 1.1 by Compaq   
   >   
   >DIR (DIRECTORY) Command   
   >Type: Internal .   
   >Purpose: To list a directory of the files on a diskette .   
   >Syntax: [d :]DIR [filespec] [/P] [/W]   
   >Comments : If no parameter is present, all directory entries on the   
   >diskette in the default drive are listed .   
   >If only the drive specification is present (DIR d :), all   
   >entries on the diskette in the specified drive are   
   >listed . etc etc   
      
   Thanks, I was a keen NU user decades ago but I suspect a lengthy   
   digression if I risk pursuing it again now for this issue ;-)   
      
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