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win9x be like: (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 27 points 3 weeks ago (17 children)

ELI5?

[–] konalt@lemmy.world 65 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

Short answer: Windows doesn't let you name a file "con".

Long answer: Tom Scott video

[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If only there were a special path like, oh I don't know, /dev for device handles.

[–] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks ago

Small businesses like Microsoft don't have the funding to develop such an advanced system.

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