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This brings back fond, or not so fond, memories. Back in the earliest days of Windows, I wanted a way to log some debug output, and there were not a lot of opt
by Stratoscope 8y ago
This brings back fond, or not so fond, memories.
Back in the earliest days of Windows, I wanted a way to log some debug output, and there were not a lot of options. You could write to the AUX device, if you had a serial terminal attached.
So I figured I would write a device driver that redirected AUX output to the monochrome display, glass teletype style, while Windows ran on the color display.
Naturally, I named it AUX.SYS, with a source file called AUX.ASM.
Oops. That didn't work too well.
Eventually I figured out that I couldn't name any file AUX.anything.
I was going to call it AUXDRV.SYS instead, but then I thought it would be fun to use a name that sounded like AUX but wasn't spelled that way. So OX.SYS it was!
- oneeyedpigeon 8y agoBeing a nerd, I’m surprised you didn't go with ORCS.SYS ;-) (Unless, in your dialect, you don’t pronounce 'orcs'and 'aux' in exactly the same way, as I do)
- evincarofautumn 8y agoIn my accent (a rhotic New England without the cot–caught merger) they’re all different: • “ox” /ɒks/ • “aux” /ɔːks/ • “orcs” /ɔɹks/ But hey, close enough for a pun anyway. My favourite rhymes and puns are those that work in any accent, but it’s a bit harder to come by one that’s not overused.
- oneeyedpigeon 8y agoActually, you've reminded me that some of the best puns are the ones that don't quite work anyway. Part of the reason "surely you can't be serious..." is so funny is that it's tortuous to the point of absurdity!