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Tom MacIntyre wrote in message <37bd4581.42413857@news1.ns.sympatico.ca>...
>"Todd" <Post_to_group_only@nospam.com> wrote:
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>>>> My encyclopedia and movie/music guides are on D: REFERENCE.
>>>
>>>It would make a lot more sense to have that D: Data.
>>>
>>>But you cant have A: Apps or P: Programs.
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>>So type DIR and read the label.
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>DIR/S is even better, if necessary...

One of the best parts of the DOS prompt.
"Hmmm, I wonder how much space that new app takes up. Let's
look in Explorer.  Wait there is about 50 subdirectories, I can't add
all that up.  So I will open a DOS prompt windows, move to that
directory, and type DIR /S /A.  Now I know how much space it uses."

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>>>
>>>> At the DOS prompt,
>>>
>>>Hardly anyone uses the DOS prompt anymore. Dinosaur stuff.
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>>That's the only place your arguments had any meaning! Geez, get with the
>>program.
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>Here's where I disagree with both of you...DOS is still relevant for
>me...

I think his reply meant that he also uses the DOS prompt.
And of course I agree with you, DOS is very important to many of us.
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>>
>>>
>>>> I can go from a directory three levels deep on one
>>>> drive, to a directory five levels deep on another drive.
>>>> I can go back and forth just by typing the drive letter.
>>>
>>>And its even easier with shortcuts etc. The world's moved on.
>>
>>And so should you.
>>
>>>
>>>> With one drive, you have to continuously retype in
>>>> the entire path for which directory you are going to.
>>>
>>>No one with any sense types stuff like that anymore.
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>In DOS, DOSKEY lessens this type of activity...when Windows is in
>trouble, one still has to be able to use DOS...
>
>Tom

Tom, I agree with you, but I just don't use DOSKEY, never got
used to it I guess.
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Aaron Marks