Why Is the First Drive on a Computer Called C and Not A?

Some things we don't think much about; we just accept them. But have you ever wondered why the hard drive on a Windows system ...
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Windows lives on the C: drive, and the reason it's not called A: or B: goes back to the 1970s

If you've used a Windows PC, you might have noticed that the main system drive is labeled "C:" by default and caught yourself wondering what happened to "A:" or "B:". After all, the alphabet doesn't ...
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Why is the first Windows drive always called C:? Here’s the answer

The alphabet begins with the letter A, but the first drive on a reasonably up-to-date Windows computer is labeled “C:”. Why is that? First of all, the naming of the first Windows drive is not because ...
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Windows drive letters can actually be anything other than A to Z

When talking about the Windows file system, drive letters are one of the most distinctive features. Located at the top of the directory structure in tools like Command Prompt and Explorer, drive ...