Re: [TCLUG:17392] [OT] Some computing history?

[Kevin Bullock <kbullock@ringworld.org>]

On Tue, 9 May 2000, Luke Francl wrote:

> On Tue, 9 May 2000, Callum Lerwick wrote:
> 
> > DOS 2.0. Which added unix like file handles and subdirectories. This is
> > where the use of the wrong slash got started. ;P
> 
> God, why did they do that? If there was *one* thing I could change in the
> computer word, it'd be that. Seriously. Leave it to microsoft, i guess, to
> change the standard and confuse and annoy thousands of users of both
> systems.

Incidentally, where in the Goddess's name did '\' come from? Never have I
seen this used except in LaTeX and DOS.