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The person that made this decision was the author of the original DOS - Al (Allan) Alcorn. I had a conversation with him nearly 2 decades ago about this very su
by bsenftner 6y ago
The person that made this decision was the author of the original DOS - Al (Allan) Alcorn. I had a conversation with him nearly 2 decades ago about this very subject. I remarked to him how using the "opposite slash" caused grief for untold numbers of developers. His reply was "yeah, I know. It was a poor decision, and I remember it clearly. I was trying to make DOS a bit unique, and that was all. It was stupid, in retrospect." From the author's mouth.
- chasd00 6y agoFunny, i've always imagined it was chosen only because it wasn't a regular slash like other systems. I never mentioned it though because i figured I was wrong.