MS-DOS 1: No subdirectories, so no need for path separation other than by drive letter. Programs that take option switches need a character to mark them as switches. For some reason, '/' was chosen.
MS-DOS 2+: Subdirectories. Now we need path separation. '/' seems like the most obvious choice. But... backwards-compatibility overrules all here, so we go with the sub-optimal '\'.
ChangeLog:
3 Nov 2000 @ 20:37 EST: Had to fix the formatting.
Well....
Since Linux happens to be IBM's current hard-on, and they want it on EVERYTHING, who's gonna add support for 8,000+ processors in the Linux kernel.
Might be in 2.4, if it ever gets released! (100 2.3 versions and so far 10 2.4pre's, and it ain't ready????)
That said, who'd want to run Internet Explorer, uh, I mean Windows on it, even if it did support that many processors? MS has a reputation for slowing even the fastest machines to a crawl with Internet Exploder.
.... /*
* Microsoft Confidential
* Copyright (C) 1975-2004 Microsoft Corp.
*
* asci_wh.c - adds support for IBM's ASCI White computer.
* Also causes BSOD's when ASCI White runs out of
* power when trying to run IE.
*/....
(I just had to do that. Thanks to MS-DOS 6 source, I got most of the commenting right....)
Well....
Since Linux happens to be IBM's current hard-on, and they want it on EVERYTHING, who's gonna add support for 8,000+ processors in the Linux kernel.
Might be in 2.4, if it ever gets released! (100 2.3 versions and so far 10 2.4pre's, and it ain't ready????)
That said, who'd want to run Internet Explorer, uh, I mean Windows on it, even if it did support that many processors? MS has a reputation for slowing even the fastest machines to a crawl with Internet Exploder...../*
* Microsoft Confidential
* Copyright (C) 1975-2004 Microsoft Corp.
*
* asci_wh.c - adds support for IBM's ASCI White computer.
* Also causes BSOD's when ASCI White runs out of
* power when trying to run IE.
*/....
(I just had to do that. Thanks to MS-DOS 6 source, I got most of the commenting right....)
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You forget that we operate on 36-hour days...
Because none of you can figure this one out...
MS-DOS 1: No subdirectories, so no need for path separation other than by drive letter. Programs that take option switches need a character to mark them as switches. For some reason, '/' was chosen.
MS-DOS 2+: Subdirectories. Now we need path separation. '/' seems like the most obvious choice. But... backwards-compatibility overrules all here, so we go with the sub-optimal '\'.
Horror ensues.
ChangeLog: 3 Nov 2000 @ 20:37 EST: Had to fix the formatting. Well....
....
/*
* Microsoft Confidential
* Copyright (C) 1975-2004 Microsoft Corp.
*
* asci_wh.c - adds support for IBM's ASCI White computer.
* Also causes BSOD's when ASCI White runs out of
* power when trying to run IE.
*/ ....
Since Linux happens to be IBM's current hard-on, and they want it on EVERYTHING, who's gonna add support for 8,000+ processors in the Linux kernel. Might be in 2.4, if it ever gets released! (100 2.3 versions and so far 10 2.4pre's, and it ain't ready????)
That said, who'd want to run Internet Explorer, uh, I mean Windows on it, even if it did support that many processors? MS has a reputation for slowing even the fastest machines to a crawl with Internet Exploder.
(I just had to do that. Thanks to MS-DOS 6 source, I got most of the commenting right....)
Well.... Since Linux happens to be IBM's current hard-on, and they want it on EVERYTHING, who's gonna add support for 8,000+ processors in the Linux kernel. Might be in 2.4, if it ever gets released! (100 2.3 versions and so far 10 2.4pre's, and it ain't ready????) That said, who'd want to run Internet Explorer, uh, I mean Windows on it, even if it did support that many processors? MS has a reputation for slowing even the fastest machines to a crawl with Internet Exploder. .... /*
* Microsoft Confidential
* Copyright (C) 1975-2004 Microsoft Corp.
*
* asci_wh.c - adds support for IBM's ASCI White computer.
* Also causes BSOD's when ASCI White runs out of
* power when trying to run IE.
*/ ....
(I just had to do that. Thanks to MS-DOS 6 source, I got most of the commenting right....)