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    On Mon, 12 Jan 1998 jalvo@cloud9.net (John G. Alvord) wrote:

    > >/dev/disk/sd.h0.c0/i3.d0.p1????

    > The use of letters like h and d is rather English-centric for the exact
    > physical name. A pure dot/dash/underline separated physical name
    > would require less to explain for non-Englishspeakers.

    And "/dev/disk" isn't english-centric? What does "/dev" mean for all
    those non-English-speakers? Does "sd" not stand for "SCSI Disk"?
    I think this reasoning is suspect.
    --Scott
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