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From: Rod Speed
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 00:00

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Ken, Allison & Baby Andrew Williams <kbs@xmission.com.zz>
wrote in message news:37BD677C.99D1EE51@xmission.com.zz...
> Tom MacIntyre wrote:
>> Todd <Post_to_group_only@nospam.com> wrote

>>>>> 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.

>>> So type DIR and read the label.

>> DIR/S is even better, if necessary...

>>>>> At the DOS prompt,

>>>> Hardly anyone uses the DOS prompt anymore. Dinosaur stuff.

>>> That's the only place your arguments had
>>> any meaning! Geez, get with the program.

>> Here's where I disagree with both of you...
>> DOS is still relevant for me...

> I agree completely.  I can do just about anything
> in DOS 20 times faster than I can do it in Windows.

Thats only because you havent setup the Win properly.

> Not to mention the fact that if you can't get into Windows,
> you need to know DOS to get Windows working again.

Complete crap.

> DOS maybe old, but it's still an extremely important thing to know.

Wrong, because that hardly ever happens, that you 'cant get into Windows'

> I had someone that wanted to come work for me,
> the first thing I did was give him a book on DOS.

Your problem.

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From: "Rod Speed" <rodspeed@ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Re: help, windows will only start in safe mode
Date: 1999/08/21
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