>> consider the backslash. Was there any need for it, >> given that Unix slash was in existence for decades >> when DOS came around? No, just like much of so >> called ACLs, it is a way to lock the installed base >> away from recognized standards to proprietary >> captivity. > >In July 1981, Microsoft bought all rights to DOS from >Seattle Computer. I doubt Seattle Computer had any >intention of locking in the installed base with >backslashes.
Thanks for the correction. But was backslash used as path separator in ur-DOS? Just curious. ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
