When I was learning DOS on my dad's computer at work (IBM XT), I knew how to use... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

haberman on Jan 12, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: For what are the Windows A:\ and B:\ drives used?

When I was learning DOS on my dad's computer at work (IBM XT), I knew how to use the "cd" command to change into a directory. Unfortunately I didn't know how to get back out of a directory ("cd \") so I would restart the computer whenever I needed to get back to the root directory.

Ah, those were the days.

wizardishungry on Jan 12, 2011 [–]

I believe that I used to change drive letters to get around this but it may have eventually remembered the last directory when you changed back.

Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact