References:
<http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
aa363858.aspx> (CreateFile() docs)
describes the use of \\.\
<http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
aa365247.aspx> ("Naming a File")
lists the reserved filenames (COM1-COM9, LPT1-LPT9, CON, PRN, AUX, NUL)
[originally from svn r7208]
serial line you want PuTTY to talk to, if your computer has more
than one serial port.
-On Windows, the first serial line is called \cw{COM1}, and if there
-is a second it is called \cw{COM2}, and so on.
+On Windows, the first serial line is called \i\cw{COM1}, and if there
+is a second it is called \cw{COM2}, and so on. A serial line with
+a name other than \cw{COM1} to \cw{COM9} can be specified by prefixing
+its name with \cw{\\\\.\\} - for instance, \cw{\\\\.\\COM10}.
This configuration setting is also visible on the Session panel,
where it replaces the \q{Host Name} box (see \k{config-hostname}) if