Tabs vs Spaces

[Steve]

Just got a bit of a critque on my coding style.
I realize this has been debated ad-nausem, but does anyone know the
origin of the tabs vs spaces debate?  I mean seems to me hitting TAB a
single time is alot easier than hitting the space bar multiple times,
but I also know there are editors that will convert tabs to spaces and
vice versa.
Is there maybe a standard set somewhere on this?  Was there ever a standard?

Anyways just thoughts,
Regards,