Bob Rogers composed on 2023-03-09 12:05 (UTC-0800):
Felix Miata composed
And yes, "they" originated from the DOS world in 1985-1986 as VDOS (visual shell for DOS), renamed Norton Commander for 1986 initial release, which was my first exposure.
Not true; the Wikipedia article cites DIRED from SAIL in 1974 and Neptune on the Xerox Alto from 1973-74 as predecessors [1]. I have used Emacs dired for ages myself; the point of all these TUI interfaces (which I don't think has been made in this thread) is that it makes interaction much faster than in point-and-click interfaces, once you learn the keystrokes. And the point of integration with Emacs, my primary computer interface, should be self-explanatory. ;-}
-- Bob Rogers http://www.rgrjr.com/
[1] So giving DOS credit here is in the same league as saying that Bill Gates invented the computer mouse. :-/
What I wrote came from the OFM encyclopedia: "Less is More: The Orthodox File Manager (OFM) Paradigm" @ https://softpanorama.org/OFM/Paradigm/Ofm_01.shtml It was initially written long before Wikipedia existed. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata