EPS files with PICT preview do not preview in Applications

I have upgraded from Mac OS 10.4.8 to 10.4.9. I used to place EPS files that have a PICT preview in the resource in Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator does not show the PICT preview anymore. I notice that other applications such as Resorcerer, etc. also don't show the EPS preview. So, I guess that there is an issue with the OS since the upgrade.
MacPro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Further investigation proofs that if the PICT in the resource fork is bigger than 1024 Kb, that applications don't show the preview in 10.4.9. 10.4.8 is not a problem.
The maximum size of a file's resource fork is 16MB. Has the maximum size changed? Or is this a bug?

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