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Why is the DOS path character "\"? - Larry Osterman's WebLog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
Why is the DOS path character "\"? - Larry Osterman's WebLog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
Many, many months ago, Declan Eardly asked why the character was chosen as the path separator. The answer’s from before my time, but I do remember the original reasons. It all stems from Microsoft’s relationship with IBM.  For DOS 1.0, DOS only supported floppy disks. Many of the DOS utilities (except for command.com) were...
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Why is the DOS path character "\"? - Larry Osterman's WebLog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs