Re: DOS Follies (Was: Docstrings...)

2010-03-03 Thread Edward A. Falk
In article , D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: >On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:44:08 +0100 >mk wrote: >> It reminds me of why Windows uses backslashes for path separation >> instead of slashes: what I've *heard*, and do not know if it's true, >> it's because Gates fancied using / for options switch instead of -,

DOS Follies (Was: Docstrings...)

2010-03-03 Thread D'Arcy J.M. Cain
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:44:08 +0100 mk wrote: > It reminds me of why Windows uses backslashes for path separation > instead of slashes: what I've *heard*, and do not know if it's true, > it's because Gates fancied using / for options switch instead of -, and > to hell with established practice.