[TUHS] Quick Question: Early Filesystems and Name/Metadata Separation?

[Dave Horsfall via TUHS]

On Mon, 15 Sep 2025, Noel Chiappa via TUHS wrote:

> UNIX was the first filesystem I know of where file metadata was not kept 
> in the directory. So, yes.

I still recall being surprised in the early 70s upon learning that the 
filename was not part of the file (I came from OS/360 and RSX-11); I 
thought it was odd, then realised the sheer genius of it.

-- Dave