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Re: Website
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:55:46 GMT
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JSPROAT@IO.nomorespamCOM
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*sigh*
Sproaticus wrote:
> The filesystem in Win32 is case-preserving, but not case-sensitive. e.g. if
> you open a file named "FiLeNaMe.txt" but the file was really saved as
> "FILENAME.TXT", it'll still load. Compare this to the Unix filesystem, where
> "A" != "a". Why they decided to implement such a brain-dead filename scheme
> is beyond me.
s/Why they decided/Why Microsoft decided/;
Like the Unix filesystem, hate the Win32 filesystem.
For the record...
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
Card-carrying member of the Star-Bellied Sneech Preservation Society
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| (...) The filesystem in Win32 is case-preserving, but not case-sensitive. e.g. if you open a file named "FiLeNaMe.txt" but the file was really saved as "FILENAME.TXT", it'll still load. Compare this to the Unix filesystem, where "A" != "a". Why they (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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