Re: M$ - so what should they do?

[Ciro Spider-Man <geekciro () gmail com>]

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:04:37 +1200, Stuart Fox (DSL AK)
<stuartf () datacom co nz> wrote:
> > How about changing the ".exe" convention?  Making a file
> > executable by it's "extension" probably causes a lot of
> > opportunities for problems, doesn't it?
> >
> > Also, the magic file names, like "CON" and "AUX" should go away.
>
> No way!  Am I the only person who still uses "copy con filename.txt" to
> create scripts and such at the command line?  Please tell me I'm not?

I don't use it to create scripts, but I do use it. Frequently use the
filehandles on unix boxen, too, for that matter. Who needs a
fullscreen editor? ;)

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