dexen deVries <dexen.devries@gmail.com> wrote:
 |On Wednesday 28 of August 2013 10:26:01 Erik Quanstrom wrote:
 |> the claim that the devices are in the directories and thus the file system
 |> is still false.  even if explorer has some unnecessary code.  and plan 9 is
 |> not immune from unnecessary weird bits e.g. the export protocol.
 |
 |a somewhat official specification confirms that -- by not listing those magic 
 |files as implied:
 |http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463084
 |
 |some more info:
 |http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#file_and_directory_names

I've searched for something official for inclusion in my first
reply, but failed.  So..  Hey.

 |dexen deVries

--steffen