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Not exactly - several "killer features" of DOS 2.0 were features inspired by Xenix and which were not present in CP/M, including a /DEV/ directory, the mere con
by p_l 4y ago
Not exactly - several "killer features" of DOS 2.0 were features inspired by Xenix and which were not present in CP/M, including a /DEV/ directory, the mere concept of hierarchical filesystem and optional use of forward slashes in directory paths - backslashes were introduced because of CP/M legacy in commands
- lproven 4y agoNo they weren't. This is an urban myth of computing, and it needs to die. CP/M commands did not accept command-line switches in any standard way. You are trying to "correct" people who are telling the real story by repeating a myth. http://www.os2museum.com/wp/why-does-windows-really-use-backslash-as-path-separator/ http://www.os2museum.com/wp/why-does-windows-really-use-back...
- p_l 4y agoAh, I seem to have been waylaid by some of the older mentions there - thanks for the link with mention of M-DOS. I was certain of DEC connections, but thought it came through CP/M and forgot to take into account PDP-10 history of Microsoft.