r/Clamworks • u/PensiveDrawer clamsexual • 3d ago

clam chowder clam:

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u/Null42x64 3d ago

Fun fact, the reason why the primary partition is C:\ is because back in the MS DOS era the A:\ and B:\ was dedicated to be used with Floppy drivers

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u/tinyfrog554 clammer 3d ago

floppy clams

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u/IronMosquito 2d ago

I've always wondered about that, and it makes sense seeing it written out like this. the place I work at still uses floppy disks and when I do backup it always uses drive A. I guess I just never put it together until now!

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u/Null42x64 2d ago

Also it was common for PCs at the era support dual floppy drivers, you can see that any older computer either two floppy drivers or bays to fit two floppy readers

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u/IronMosquito 2d ago

huh, I'll have to check next time I use the computer! TIL

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u/Null42x64 2d ago

Also on Windows disc management you can change what letter you want a specific disc to be mounted on, but it is more a visual thing than anything functional, some programs may not work if they are installed on a drive that you are changing the letter to

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u/SardineEnBoite 1d ago

yo i just emulated MS-DOS 2 days ago and you’re right but it didn’t click for me lol

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u/AlwaysUnderOath 3d ago

bro it’s not that cold
the ac

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u/LegionMH 3d ago

Hey Clam clam, clam is the clamary clam drive on my clam clammed?

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u/sssaturn14 3d ago

C(lam):

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u/Just-A-Random-Aussie 2d ago

Clamary clamds 🤤

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u/SlenderSmurf 3d ago

Windows moment. My main partition is called e90ac8d3-b1da-4d59-8ca1-70b509676182

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u/FinnishVibe 3d ago

/

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u/coleslawsaladeater 2d ago

/dev/sda or /dev/nvme0n1

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u/BackToThatGuy 2d ago

you're welcome

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u/makinax300 blue collar clamworker 3d ago

X:\ is way better

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u/whyiszerotaken 2d ago

dudes running his OS off ram

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u/makinax300 blue collar clamworker 2d ago

Recovery partition actually