From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2005-12-30T09:50:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Path Separator and Windows

On Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at 06:48:00AM +0900, Bob Showalter wrote:
> 
> How did DOS (and then Windows) ever decide to use backslash I wonder?

Depending on how you look at it, I think it was either poor planning or
excellent planning.  It's poor planning if you think the goal was to do
things "right", with future cross-platform compatibility in mind.  It's
excellent planning if you think the goal was to hinder compatibility in
the future in the interests of fostering vendor lock-in.

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Chad Perrin [ CCD CopyWrite | http://ccd.apotheon.org ]

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