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    > .emacs is the standard name for Emacs's user init file. _emacs has
    > traditionally been additionally supported by the Windows port, because
    > the FAT16 file system was unable to represent the true name, but noone
    > uses FAT16 file systems anymore, and such use is deprecated.

What versions of Windows used FAT16?  And are we sure no one uses them now?
In many poor countries, lots of people use very old versions of Windows.