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- From: caip!uw-beaver!geops!uw-atm!james@seismo.css.gov (James M Synge)
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 86 09:17:04 pdt
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- Just a note on usefulness: I've used two machines (Xerox XDE and Amiga) where
- the case of a filename is preserved, but not used for comparisons. This means
- I can create a file called READ_ME, and be sure that it stands out (to some
- extent) in a directory listing where most filenames are lower case or mixed
- case. This feature is a nice convenience. Not essential, but nice.
-
- I find it irritating to find filenames like makefile and Makefile in the
- same directory, because I must then try to remember the searching scheme used
- by make. There are similar problems with mail and Mail.
-
- None of this is to say it SHOULD be done one way or the other. I simply want
- it kept in mind that people must use these systems, and they have preferences
- based on such things as levels of irritability and ease of use; not because
- something is "right".
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- James M Synge, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
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- Volume-Number: Volume 7, Number 36
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