peasthope@shaw.ca wrote: > Not long ago there was a /dev/psaux. I'm interested in the > terminology. Can guess that "ps" is from PS/2. Correct? > > Can anyone tell the origin of "aux"? A modest effort with > Google hasn't helped. In that context it means "auxiliary". As in PS/2 auxiliary device. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/74496 Those three letter device names were in general use before MS-DOS times. For example most were previously used in CP/M. Bob
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