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Off topic / Re: Windows 11 forbidden folde...
Last post by andycadley - Today at 18:56
Quote from: cwpab on Today at 18:50Is there any possible explanation to why this happens in Windows 11, but not in Windows 10? (Maybe I should try creating a folder with those names from the CLI?)

I mean, if they are supposedly "dragging" this from 35 years ago, shouldn't this also be an issue in ALL versions of Windows and not just in 11?
It does happen in all versions of Windows. I think the NT line always had ways of getting around it if you really wanted to create yourself headaches (using NTFS native paths for example) but Explorer always had a prompt to block you.

Every now and again someone "discovers" this and thinks it's a new thing.
#12
Quote from: Bryce on Today at 13:50Check the flat cable to the drive
Will do. Thx.

Quote from: Bryce on Today at 13:50Also check the drive PCB (especially the sockets) for dry joints.
on the drive? I checked with another drive which definitely works and it has the same issues, so it probably is the 664. Or do you mean the sockets of the ICs on the 664 PCB?
#13
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Off topic / Re: Windows 11 forbidden folde...
Last post by cwpab - Today at 18:50
Is there any possible explanation to why this happens in Windows 11, but not in Windows 10? (Maybe I should try creating a folder with those names from the CLI?)

I mean, if they are supposedly "dragging" this from 35 years ago, shouldn't this also be an issue in ALL versions of Windows and not just in 11?
#14
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Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: Memory refresh plus
Last post by andycadley - Today at 18:47
Yeah, I've always been curious about this. The Plus documentation warns about it but doesn't really go into detail. I don't think it's a "bug" as such, it's just an unfortunate side effect of (ab)using the hardware in ways never intended.

Would be neat to get it properly documented though (and emulated even).
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Other retro / Re: EA, Trip Hawkins, the 3DO....
Last post by cwpab - Today at 18:46
3DO was already dying in early 1996, but they had "64-bit M2 technology on the way":



https://retrocdn.net/images/1/1d/Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_20.pdf#page=2
#16
Sometimes solder joints come loose when you lift the circuit board to change the belt...

xesrjb 

I have changed nearly 50 belts or more and I had this problem approx. 5 times...

xesrjb 
#17
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Off topic / Re: Windows 11 forbidden folde...
Last post by andycadley - Today at 18:40
Quote from: GUNHED on Today at 15:30Pretty far fetched to blame CP/M for a Windows 11 symptome.
It's not really blaming CP/M, it's just a historic fact. MSDOS took the concept from CP/M to preserve compatibility, Windows inherited it from DOS to maintain compatibility....
#18
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Off topic / Re: Windows 11 forbidden folde...
Last post by MaV - Today at 17:05
Yes, these safety precautions are still in place, and will be for as long as you can execute (ancient) batch files in the cmd shell. Some of these are still useful like NUL (try dir > nul), because it prevents text output when not needed.

Imagine having a directory or file named like that and executing an old batch file that uses one of those names. You'll most probably destroy your original directory or file unintentionally doing that.

And yes, Windows Explorer handles this, just like it did limit file name length in Windows to 256 characters (including the path name) for historical reasons. (Oh, the joyous moments when you copied files via Explorer from directories which have longer names!)
Interestingly enough, the NTFS as such is completely ok with any of that. It's for legacy reasons that Windows cripples is functionality.

It is a remnant from MS-DOS days which in itself is based on QDOS which is derived from CP/M.
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Off topic / Re: Windows 11 forbidden folde...
Last post by Gryzor - Today at 15:33
Heh I had read about it, funny stuff :D

Funny thing, Explorer will not let me create them under my Windows 11 Pro, however I *can* do it with Directory Opus. What's more Explorer can read them fine. So it's probably something buried within the Explorer code rather than the system.
#20
Yes: " Aside from various hardware and firmware improvements, the CPC 6128 was also compatible with the CP/M+ operating system, making it attractive for business uses. It was the first Amstrad product to be sold in the USA, a market that was traditionally hostile towards European manufacturers. "

See:
https://retrorepairsandrefurbs.com/amstrad-computers/
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