Of course... a few more VMS questions... ;-)

From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com <(CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com)>
Date: Thu Apr 27 17:32:48 2000

>> That is, DIR <...> ?
>
>Can I be curious? I left off I think (1988) before angle brackets
>came in to existence, or at least in use at my office.

They're compatible with the more conventional "[" and "]" brackets for
specifying directories in VMS. The general concensus seems to be that they
were put in so folks migrating from TOPS-20 (where angle brackets are the
standard way of specifying directories) would be more comfortable.

Tim.
Received on Thu Apr 27 2000 - 17:32:48 BST