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From: Tom MacIntyre
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:00

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"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 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.

In DOS, DOSKEY lessens this type of activity...when Windows is in
trouble, one still has to be able to use DOS...

Tom

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From: tmacinty@ns.sympatico.ca (Tom MacIntyre)
Subject: Re: help, windows will only start in safe mode
Date: 1999/08/20
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