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Remember that one time Linus (Linus Tech Tips) criticized the Apple Mac because it uses slashes as path separator?

• gruez 7y ago
  link?
  • stesch 7y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiIisJqt1g&t=7m45s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUiIisJqt1g&t=7m45s
• jandrese 7y ago
  Oldschool Macs used colon ':' as the separator. It was not ideal for commandline use because you need to hold shift to type a colon, but in the strictly mouse oriented world of old Finder it wasn't an issue for end users.
  • bqqyz 7y ago
    Not ideal, well... I have a Spanish keyboard and, to type \, I have to press AltGr+º (which is the key next to 1) ;P
  • Sharlin 7y ago
    Heh, in the Finnish layout ':' is actually the easiest of the three to type. Still requires shift but at least you don't have to reach or use both hands. The layout (like most European ones I guess) is pretty horrible for technical work of any sort, there's so much reaching to the number row while holding shift or AltGr...