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Remember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitive(lemmy.world)

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arthurpizza@lemmy.world
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I can make a file named COM1 on Linux. That’s on the forbidden list for Windows.

The forbidden list:

  • CON
  • PRN
  • AUX
  • CLOCK$
  • NUL
  • COM1
  • COM2
  • COM3
  • COM4
  • COM5
  • COM6
  • COM7
  • COM8
  • COM9
  • LPT1
  • LPT2
  • LPT3
  • LPT4
  • LPT5
  • LPT6
  • LPT7
  • LPT8
  • LPT9
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cygnus@lemmy.ca
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LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 LPT4 LPT5 LPT6 LPT7 LPT8 LPT9

Why does Microsoft hate Life Pro Top listicles?

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DefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nl
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You’re probably joking, but in case you don’t know: LPT stands for Line Printer Terminal, and LPT1, LPT2, LPT3… referred to parallel ports which were typically (though not exclusively) used to connect a printer.

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lud@lemm.ee
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That’s because Windows is generally very backwards compatible.

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the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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So is Linux, but it puts stuff like that in /dev

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DefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nl
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The thing is, a lot of the legacy backwards compatible stuff that’s in Linux is because a lot of things in Unix were actually pretty well thought out from the get go, unlike many of the ugly hacks that went into MSDOS and later Windows and overstayed their welcome.

Things like: long case sensitive file names from the beginning instead of forced uppercase 8.3 , a hierarchical filesystem instead of drive letters, “everything is a file” concept, a notion of multiple users and permissions, pre-emptive multitasking, proper virtual memory management instead of a “640k is enough” + XMS + EMS, and so on.

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rustydrd@sh.itjust.works
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pyre@lemmy.world
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oh no, but com5 is one of my favorite words! literally unusable.

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