From: ammammata@tiscali.it   
      
   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   
      
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