Why Does Windows Really Use Backslash as Path Separator? | OS/2 MuseumWhy Does Windows Really Use Backslash as Path Separator? More or less anyone using modern PCs has to wonder: Why does Windows use backslash as a path separator when the rest of the world uses forward slash? The clear intermediate answer is “because DOS and OS/2 used backslash”. Both Windows 9x and NT were directly or indirectly derived from DOS and OS/2, and certainly inherited much of the DOS cul
