> I think all these shortened names derive from a time when computing > resources were limited. If you're using an 80x25 terminal over at 50 > bits per second to a time-shared mainframe, it's more comfortable to > type "/usr" than it is to type "/Programs". Easier to type "cp" than to > type "copy", and so on. It's all fairly arbitrary. Why C:\? Why not > System:\? Convention and history and inertia. > > > > Cheers > > > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usr > > > > - t
But why do we have to use a system designed for such old computers when the now old computers are much more capable than that. I think it needs a redesign. By the way, C:\ looks fine since it is just a letter succession mechanism for labeling storage devices: C, D, E... it is like: usb0, usb1, usb2...
