Proud Indian ?!

Lately, a curious forward has been making rounds in the Indian circle. I myself have received it from two different sources so far. I've reproduced it below

Check this out~

Interesting :
An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder or file anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool and unbelievable. At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened!

Try it out yourself !

I tried it. Fair enough, the filename wouldn't be accepted. But it certainly seemed atrocious to claim that it was an "accidental discovery by an Indian". Thirty seconds with google was all it took.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/409278.html

"con" is the reserved DOS device name for keyboard and screen. Here are a few more such reserved names that can't be used


AUX - First connected serial port
PRN - First connected parallel port
COM1 thru COM4 - Serial ports (modem, mouse, etc.)
LPT1 thru LPT3 - Parallel ports (printer)
CON - Keyboard and screen

Now, how ingenuous a claim that an Indian 'discovered' something. And the Indian cleverness was sought to be rubbed in with a further claim that Bill Gates himself sat down to check it out - unsuccessfully, at that.

Indians have so many genuine things to brag about, yet we feel the need to 'gild the lily' as the saying goes. Sad..